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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "So much simplicity with so much understanding? so mild, and..."

So much simplicity with so much understanding? so mild, and yet so resolute? a mind so placid, and a life so active.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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