Wilhelm Von

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    “Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.”
    —Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)

    “To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.”
    —Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)

    “If we meet someone who owes us thanks, we right away remember that. But how often do we meet someone to whom we owe thanks without remembering that?”
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)