Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.

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• A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.

  

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  • Fashions