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The man who goes up in a balloon does not feel as if he were ascending he only sees the earth sinking deeper below him.

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
Writer
Danzig
Doe
Earth
Ascending
Feel
Balloon
Feels
Balloons
Men
Sinking
Sees
Deeper
Goes

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