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A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  1. A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
  2. Untersuchen was ist, und nicht was behagt
  3. In der Kunst ist das Beste gut genug.
  4. We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.
  5. Noble be man, Helpful and good! For that alone Sets hims apart From every other creature On earth.
  6. The spirits that I summoned up I now can't rid myself of.
  7. When young one is confident to be able to build palaces for mankind, but when the time comes one has one's hands full just to be able to re…
  8. One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.

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  • psychology
  • creativity
  • self improvement
  • character
  • talent
  • adversity
  • resilience

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