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Unrest and uncertainty are our lot.
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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Frankfurt/Main
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Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiss nichts von seiner eigenen.He who is ignorant of foreign languages, knows not his own.
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A genuine work of art usually displeases at first sight, as it suggests a deficiency in the spectator.
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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
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