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What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
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Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness what is beyond that either annihilates him or passes by him and leaves him apathetic
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True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them.
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A man's shortcomings are taken from his epoch his virtues and greatness belong to himself.
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The flowers are full of honey, but only the bee finds out the sweetness.
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Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
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The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.
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Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.
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Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.
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What a man does not understand, he does not possess.
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To have more, you must first be more.
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Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.
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It is a very hard and troublesome thing to dispose of whole, half, and quarter-mistakes to sift them and assign the portion of truth to its proper place.
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Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.
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