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Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.
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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The present is a powerful deity. [Ger., Die Gegenwart ist eine machtige Gottin.]
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Without haste! without rest! Bind the motto to thy breast! Bear it with thee as a spell Storm or sunshine , guard it well.
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He who possesses art and science has religion he who does not possess them, needs religion.
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The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognizing a truth which has already been recognized by others.
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It is the fortunate who should extol fortune. [Ger., Das Gluck erhebe billig der Begluckte.]
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