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The whole art of living consists in giving up existence in order to exist.
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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Yes, I have finally arrived to this Capital of the World! I now see all the dreams of my youth coming to life... Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.
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English plays, Atrocious in content, Absurd in form, Objectionable in action, Execrable EnglishTheatre.
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