Every time a man is begotten and born, the clock of human life is woun…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Every time a man is begotten and born, the clock of human life is wound up anew to repeat once more its same old tune that has already been played innumerable times, movement by movement and measure by measure, with insignificant variations. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2012). The World as Will and Representation, p.322, Courier Corporation
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