A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the … - Theodor Adorno

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To an outsider, I just seem like a list of accomplishments. To me, all there is is how often I fail.

Theodor Adorno

A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does not have it, but is in it.

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