If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first… - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.

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

آدم باید در طول زندگی هر روز
کمی موسیقی گوش کند، کمی شعر بخواند و روزی یک تصویر زیبا ببیند
تا علایق دنیوی نتوانند حس زیبایی شناسی را خداوند در روح او قرار داده است، نابود کند

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

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