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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

The world runs on from one folly to another, and the man who soley from regard to the opinion of others, and without any wish or necessity of his own, toils after gold, honour, or any other phantom, is no better than a fool.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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