Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that …

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). Counsels and Maxims: Top of Schopenhauer, p.26, 谷月社
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Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). Counsels and Maxims: Top of Schopenhauer, p.26, 谷月社

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