Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, eve… - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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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 • Q5879 • Goethe • Johann Wolfgang Goethe • Johann Wolfgang von Göthe • Johann Wolfgang Göthe • Göthe

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Do you wish to roam farther and farther?
See the good that lies so near.
Just learn how to capture your luck,
for your luck is always there.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.

Wenn wir sagtest Du,’ die Menschen nur nehmen, ‘wie sie sind, so machen wir sie schlechter; wenn wir sie behandeln als wären sie, was sie sein sollten, so bringen wir sie dahin, wohin sie zu bringen sind.’

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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