Georg Christoph LichtenbergIf we thought more for ourselves we would have very many more bad books and very many more good ones.
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The problem with people who think for themselves is that they look too far ahead. They don’t pay attention to what is happening in the moment. If they did, they would have fewer bad books and more good ones.
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