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Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.
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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A purpose you impart is no longer your own.
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Let your trouble be Light will follow dark Though the heaven falls You may hear the lark.
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