Man may have the most excellent judgment in all other matters, and yet…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Man may have the most excellent judgment in all other matters, and yet go wrong in those which concern himself; because here the will comes in and deranges the intellect at once. Therefore let a man take counsel of a friend. A doctor can cure everyone but himself; if he falls ill, he sends for a colleague. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2014). Suffering, Suicide and Immortality: Eight Essays from The Parerga, p.50, Courier Corporation
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