The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our v…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.
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The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.

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