"Wealth is like sea-water; the…" — Arthur Schopenhauer

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La richesse est comme l'eau de mer plus on en boit plus on a soif

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“Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

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