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There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. all young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness ... because the less man is compelled to come into contact with others, the better off he is.

-Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer

There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. all young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness ... because the less man is compelled to come into contact with others, the better off he is.

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