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Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings.”

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born on August 28, 1749, and died on March 22, 1832, was a prominent German writer, thinker, and scientist. He is one of the greatest writers in German literary history and his works have had a profound impact on the world. His most famous works include 'Faust' and 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'. more

“The greatest blunders, like the thickest ropes, are often compounded of a multitude of strands. Take the rope apart, separate it into the small threads that compose it, and you can break them one by one. You think, That is all there was! But twist them all together and you have something tremendous.”

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Book:Les Misérables

Source: Les Misérables

“No mans error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it.”

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Book:The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition

Source: The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition

“There is no original truth, only original error.”

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“Life would be dull without them.”