Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they li…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2009). The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion, p.79, Penguin UK
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