Thomas Mann. Death in Venice (№ 369586)

However, nothing seems to dull the vigorous and exalted mind faster and neumania than the tart sweetness of knowledge; and so melancholy even the most omnivorous of youthful inquisitive mind, of course, only medkomissii in comparison with the strong determination of wise masters, at the vertices of maturity realize the need to reject knowledge, proudly, lifting his brow to look over the knowledge, if knowledge is iota is able to paralyze the will, undermining the cause, undermine the feeling and debase passion.