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Conscience is the virtue of the observers not the agents of action
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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The arts are the salt of the earth as salt relates to food, the arts relate to technology.
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Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
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Zweck sein selbst ist jegliches Tier. Each animal is an end in itself.
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Before you can do something, you must first be something.
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I am what I am, so take me as I am!.
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Wanted: A dog that neither barks nor bites, eats broken glass and shits diamonds.
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