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Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

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Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 22nd, 1788

Died: September 21st, 1860

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