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The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
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Literary
Frankfurt/Main
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Money lost, something lost. Honor lost, much lost. Courage lost, everything lost-better you were never born
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The aim of living is life itself.
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First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
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Without haste! without rest! Bind the motto to thy breast! Bear it with thee as a spell Storm or sunshine , guard it well.
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Man, be he who he may, experiences a last piece of good fortune and a last day. [Ger., Der Mensch erfahrt, er sei auch wer er mag, Ein letztes Gluck und einen letzten Tag.]
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The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
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Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.
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Do not, I beg you, look for anything behind phenomena. They are themselves their own lesson.
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Vanity is a desire of personal glory, the wish to be appreciated, honoured, and run after, not because of one's personal qualities, merits, and achievements, but because of one's individual existence. At best, therefore, it is a frivolous beauty whim it befits.
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Every beginning is cheerful.
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People have a peculiar pleasure in making converts, that is, in causing others to enjoy what they enjoy, thus finding their own likeness represented and reflected back to them.
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