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It is not enough to have knowledge one must apply it. It is not enough to have wishes one must also accomplish it.
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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Collectors are happy people.
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If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that you are sick.
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Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.
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