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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
Aphorist
Art Critic
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Frankfurt/Main
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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