Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1984). Faust
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Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1984). Faust

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