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With the growth of knowledge our ideas must from time to time be organized afresh. The change takes place usually in accordance with new maxims as they arise, but it always remains provisional.
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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Over all the mountain tops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then soon, you too, will have peace.
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As man is, so is his God. And thus is God oft strangely odd.
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Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it
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Like the star that shines afar, Without haste and without rest, Let each one wheel with steady sway Round the task that rules the day, And do their best.
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It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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