Marie Von EbnerEschenbachWhoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
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This quote is the ideal of what the pursuit of knowledge should be. It should be about living life to the fullest, not wasting your life on material things.
Source: Aphorisms
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