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It has been said that figures rule the world. Maybe. But I am sure that figures show us whether it is being ruled well or badly.
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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Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.
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For what one has in black and white, One can carry home in comfort.
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I have found among my papers a sheet . . . in which I call architecture frozen music.
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The rabble also vent their rage in words. [Ger., Es macht das Volk sich auch mit Worten Lust.]
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