Arthur Schopenhauer quote: Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle.

Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle.

~ Arthur Schopenhauer ~

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Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle.

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