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Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.
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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But one must know where one stands, and where the others wish to go.
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Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.
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Great passions are incurable diseases.
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What is not fully understood is not possessed.
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