Our passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Our passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight rise up from the ashes. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated), p.761, Delphi Classics
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Our passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight rise up from the ashes. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated), p.761, Delphi Classics

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