Great minds are related to the short span of time wherein they live as are large buildings to the narrow plot of ground on which they stand. Thus large buildings are not seen to their full extent because we are too close to them. - Arthur Schopenhauer (Parerga and Paralipomena Quotes)

Great minds are related to the short span of time wherein they live as are large buildings to the narrow plot of ground on which they stand. Thus large buildings are not seen to their full extent because we are too close to them.[Zu der kurzen Spanne Zeit, in der sie leben, verhalten sich die großen Geister wie große Gebäude zu einem engen Platze, auf dem sie stehn. Man sieht nämlich diese nicht in ihrer Größe, weil man zu nahe davorsteht.]

Source:(Clarendon Press, ed. 2000), Chapter XX. On Judgement, Criticism, Approbation, and Fame, Section 242, Page 475
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