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Perseverance is a silent power that grows irresistibly greater with time.
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 misfortune in the state is, that nobody can enjoy life in peace, but that everybody must govern and in art, that nobody will enjoy what has been produced, but that every one wants to reproduce on his own account.
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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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Thank God when he oppresses you, and again when he releases you.
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