Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2007). Parerga and Paralipomena: A Collection of Philosophical Essays, Cosimo, Inc.
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