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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The finished man, you know, is difficult to please; a growing..."

The finished man, you know, is difficult to please; a growing mind will ever show you gratitude.--Faust 1, lines 182-3

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