Whoever prefers the material ...

Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
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