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Ideas of Wolfgang von Goethe, by Text
[German, 1749 - 1832, Author of 'Faust' etc. Lived in Weimar, and elsewhere.]
1825
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Maxims and Reflections
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140
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p.16
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7538
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The happiest people link the beginning and end of life
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180
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p.21
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7539
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To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well
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183
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p.21
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7540
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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws
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203
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p.23
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7541
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Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is
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353
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p.42
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7542
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The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves
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442
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p.57
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7543
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We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty
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889
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p.117
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7544
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Many people imagine that to experience is to understand
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