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1851·Frankfurt, Germany
Bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.
When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process.
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
Arthur Schopenhauer·1851When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process.
Seneca·65 ADIn reading of many books is distraction. Accordingly, since you cannot read all the books which you may possess, it is enough to possess only as many books as you can read.
Arthur Schopenhauer·1851Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
