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It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
Approximate author period: c. 1920 AD · modern
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- Ludwig Wittgenstein
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- Approximate author period: c. 1920 AD · modern
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