To buy books would be a good thing if we could also buy the time to re…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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To buy books would be a good thing if we could also buy the time to read them; but the purchase of books is often mistaken for the assimilation and mastering of their contents. ✨ Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays.
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To buy books would be a good thing if we could also buy the time to read them; but the purchase of books is often mistaken for the assimilation and mastering of their contents. ✨ Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays.

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