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A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
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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Hold your powers together for something good and let everything go that is for you without result and is not suited to you.
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