A great deal may be done by severity, more by love, but most by clear …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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A great deal may be done by severity, more by love, but most by clear discernment and impartial justice. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann, p.132, Ravenio Books
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A great deal may be done by severity, more by love, but most by clear discernment and impartial justice. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann, p.132, Ravenio Books

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