Arthur Schopenhauer, On Authorship; in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 653-54.
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The little honesty existing among authors is to be seen in the outrageous way in which they misquote from the writings of others.
— Arthur Schopenhauer on Quotations
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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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