I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labor, studied through. And here I stand, with all my lore, Poor fool, no wiser than before. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated), p.1987, Delphi Classics
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