To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that …

Arthur Schopenhauer
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To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). Religion, a Dialogue, Etc: Top of Schopenhauer, p.14, 谷月社
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To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). Religion, a Dialogue, Etc: Top of Schopenhauer, p.14, 谷月社

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