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What wise or stupid thing can man conceive That was not thought of in ages long ago?

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

More from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  1. Once a man's thirty, he's already old, He is indeed as good as dead. It's best to kill him right away.
  2. I love those who yearn for the impossible.
  3. Law is mighty, mightier necessity.
  4. The deed is everything, the glory nothing.
  5. Alles Gescheite ist schon gedacht worden. Man muss nur versuchen, es noch einmal zu denken.
  6. Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben der taglich sie erobern muss.
  7. Blut ist ein ganz besonderer Saft.
  8. Wer immer strebend sich bemuht, Den konnen wir erlosen.

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  • philosophy
  • creativity
  • history
  • ideas
  • originality

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