Just as, out of habit, one consults a run-down clock as though it were still going, so too one may look at the face of a beautiful woman as though sh… - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Just as, out of habit, one consults a run-down clock as though it were still going, so too one may look at the face of a beautiful woman as though she were still in love.

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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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 Goethe Johann Wolfgang Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Göthe Johann Wolfgang Göthe Göthe
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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. Not in the morning alone, not only at mid-day he charmeth; Even at setting, the sun is still the same glorious planet.

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