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Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.
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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Beware of wishing for anything in youth, because you will get it in middle age.
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The present moment is a powerful goddess.
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