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My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at all to do with a volatile human condition or struggle or whatever. It enriches me as a human being.
My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at all to do with a volatile human condition or struggle or whatever. It enriches me as a human being.
Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
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- Wole Soyinka
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- Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Wole Soyinka: documented birth year 1934; activity date not established. Wikidata Q41488, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41488 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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