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In politics people throw themselves, as on a sickbed, from one side to the other in the belief they will lie more comfortably.
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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One should not search for anything behind the phenomena. They themselves are the message.
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Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given The dearest child of Faith is Miracle.
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Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
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What is predestination? Answer: God is more powerful and wiser than we are, therefore he deals with us according to his pleasure.
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