Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

All one needs to do is declare oneself free and one will immediately feel dependent. If you dare to declare yourself dependent, you feel independent.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• All one needs to do is declare oneself free and one will immediately feel dependent. If you dare to declare yourself dependent, you feel independent.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Needs
  • Independent
  • Declare