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The best benefit we derive from history is the enthusiasm it excites.
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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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
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Do not hurry do not rest.
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It is equally a mistake to hold one's self too high, or to rate one's self too cheap.
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