The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they ta…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole. ✨ Human, All Too Human. Book by Friedrich Nietzsche, II.137, 1878.
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