Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the tru…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3), p.10, Kshetra Books
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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3), p.10, Kshetra Books

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