A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than hi…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations. ✨ Counsels and Maxims. Book by Arthur Schopenhauer, Vol. 2, Ch. 29, § 377, 2007.
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