Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare it so…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done one's best. ✨ Italian Journey. Book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, March 16, 1787.
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Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done one's best. ✨ Italian Journey. Book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, March 16, 1787.

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