“Just as one spoils the stomach by overfeeding and thereby impairs the whole body, so can one overload and choke the mind by giving it too much nourishment. For the more one reads the fewer are the traces left of what one has read; the mind is like a tablet that has been written over and over. Hence it is impossible to reflect; and it is only by reflection that one can assimilate what one has read. If one reads straight ahead without pondering over it later, what has been read does not take root, but is for the most part lost.”
Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
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Essays of Schopenhauer
This book compiles a series of essays written by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, exploring themes of metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. Schopenhauer's work is known for its pessimistic view of life and its emphasis on the will as the fundamental driving force of existence. more
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