Arthur Schopenhauer, “Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life,” Parerga und Paralipomena (1851), E. Payne, trans. (1974) Vol. 1, p. 330
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If the quality of society could be replaced by quantity, it would be worth while to live in the world at large; but unfortunately a hundred fools in a crowd still do not produce one intelligent man.
— Arthur Schopenhauer on Quantity
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About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
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