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Reminds me of this quote from Schopenhauer: "My curse upon anyone who, in future editions of my works, knowingly changes anything in them, be it a sentence, or
by jffhn 2y ago
Reminds me of this quote from Schopenhauer:
"My curse upon anyone who, in future editions of my works, knowingly changes anything in them, be it a sentence, or even just a word, a syllable, a letter, a punctuation mark."
- sam_goody 2y agoBTW, I have seen the similar in several older texts. One example is the Jewish lawbook "Toldos Adam V'Chava"[1]. Although many old religious texts have been reprinted with clear modern typesetting, no-one wanted to re-typeset this until recently because of the curse. On the plus side, we know exactly what the author wrote 800 years later, even if it is hard to read. [1]: https://hebrewbooks.org/10180 https://hebrewbooks.org/10180