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Enjoy what you can, endure what you must.
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 artist has a twofold relation to nature he is at once her master and her slave.
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If one doesn't know one's own country, one doesn't have standards for foreign countries.
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Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.
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