Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Proud
  • Value
  • Blame