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Because nothing in the world makes you as unhappy as prudence (intelligence), it's better to remain stupid.

— Matthias Laurenz Gräff

Weil nämlich nichts auf der Welt so unzufrieden macht wie Klugheit, also ist es besser man bleibt dumm.

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