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Love can do much, but duty more.
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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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.
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So, lively brisk old fellow, don't let age get you down. White hairs or not, you can still be a lover.
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