"Getting along with women, Knocking around with men, Having more credit than money, Thus one goes through the world."

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“The spirits that I summoned upI now can't rid myself of.”

“Die Liebe herrscht nicht, aber sie bildet; und das ist mehr!”

“Untersuchen was ist, und nicht was behagt”

“In der Kunst ist das Beste gut genug.”

“Let the noble man Be generous and good, Tirelessly achieving What is just and useful: Let him be a model For those beings whom he surmises.”

“Only mankind Can do the impossible: He can distinguish, He chooses and judges, He can give permanence To the moment.”

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"The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."

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