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A true German can't stand the French, Yet willingly he drinks their wines.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

More from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  1. Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
  2. He who maintains he's right-if his the gift of tongues- Will have the last word certainly.
  3. Die Botschaft hor ich wohl, allein, mir fehlt der Glaube
  4. Meine Ruh' ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer.
  5. Dear friend, all theory is gray, And green the golden tree of life.
  6. Schon war ich auch, und das war mein Verderben.
  7. Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint.
  8. Blut ist ein ganz besonderer Saft.

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  • culture
  • bias
  • cultural bias
  • food
  • preferences
  • tolerance
  • wine

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