A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated), p.47, Full Moon Publications
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A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated), p.47, Full Moon Publications

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