The finished man, you know, is difficult to please; a growi… - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar.

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Alternative Names: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe • Q5879 • Goethe • Johann Wolfgang Goethe • Johann Wolfgang von Göthe • Johann Wolfgang Göthe • Göthe

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

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