“Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one’s ego except by love” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one’s ego except by love" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one’s ego except by love" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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