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Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.
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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What is not fully understood is not possessed.
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How circumscribed is woman's destiny!
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Microscopes and telescopes really confuse our minds.
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