In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like childre…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2012). Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer, p.215, Simon and Schuster
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