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Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.
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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Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations.
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