Nature understands no jesting. She is always true, always serious, alw…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Nature understands no jesting. She is always true, always serious, always severe. She is always right, and the errors are always those of man. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann, p.346, Ravenio Books
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Nature understands no jesting. She is always true, always serious, always severe. She is always right, and the errors are always those of man. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann, p.346, Ravenio Books

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