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Da stehe ich nun, ich armer Thor! Und bin so klug als wie zuvor.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  1. Es irrt der Mensch, so lang er strebt.
  2. Am I a god? I see so clearly!
  3. Age does not make us childish, as they say. It only finds us true children still.
  4. Two souls alas! dwell in my breast.
  5. A teacher who can arouse a feeling for one single good action, for one single good poem, accomplishes more than he who fills our memory wit…
  6. Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint.
  7. No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
  8. Dear friend, all theory is gray, And green the golden tree of life.

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  • psychology
  • self awareness
  • humility
  • wisdom
  • humor
  • self perception

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