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Religion: A Dialogue and Other Essays Quotes

If you want to find out your real opinion of anyone, observe the impression made upon you by the first sight of a letter from him. - Arthur Schopenhauer (Religion: A Dialogue and Other Essays Quotes)

If you want to find out your real opinion of anyone, observe the impression made upon you by the first sight of a letter from him.[Wer seine eigene aufrichtige Gesinnung gegen eine Person belauschen will, gebe acht auf den Eindruck, den ein unerwarteter Brief, durch die Post, von ihr bei seinem ersten, Anblicke macht.]

Source:(Swan Sonnenschein & Co., ed. 1890), Essay VI. Psychological Observations, Page 97
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Arthur Schopenhauer (Religion: A Dialogue and Other Essays Quotes)
  • Book: Religion: A Dialogue and Other Essays
  • Writer: Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Genre: Philosophy, Essays
  • Published: 1851
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