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Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is? ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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No one has ever learned fully to know themselves. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

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