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The experiences show us just as we are they make us see our own defects.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
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At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.
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Collectors are happy people.
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Reason looks at necessity as the basis of the world reason is able to turn chance in your favor and use it. Only by having reasonremain strong and unshakable can we be called a god of the earth.
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The Bible grows more beautiful, as we grow in our understanding of it.
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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
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