Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which the

Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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