"Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents."

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About Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher known for his influential work on pessimism, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. His major work The World as Will and Representation shaped later thinkers in philosophy, psychology, and literature. He remains a key figure in 19th-century European intellectual history.

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