Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Mankind
  • Constituents
  • General Idea