Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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As for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet have not the slightest feeling for seclusion; for solitude, I maintain, when joined with a quiet contemplation of nature, a serene and conscious faith in creation and the Creator, and a few vexations from outside is the only school for a mind of lofty endowment. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1963). Goethe's world view: presented in his reflections and maxims

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