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The greatest genius will not be worth much if he pretends to draw exclusively from his own resources
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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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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No prudent antagonist thinks light of his adversaries.
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