You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can will only one definite thing and absolutely nothing other than that one thing. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2012). Essay on the Freedom of the Will, p.24, Courier Corporation
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You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can will only one definite thing and absolutely nothing other than that one thing. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2012). Essay on the Freedom of the Will, p.24, Courier Corporation

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