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Not to go to the theater is like making one's toilet without a mirror.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
Philosopher
Translator
University Teacher
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Theater
Making
Without
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Toilet
Toilets
Mirror
Mirrors

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