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Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

More from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  1. Distrust those in whom the desire to punish is strong.
  2. Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
  3. Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.
  4. Even the lowliest, provided he is whole, can be happy, and in his own way, perfect.
  5. Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
  6. Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
  7. As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
  8. Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.

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Topics in this quote

  • leadership
  • politics
  • division
  • social change
  • unity

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