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We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a Poet from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1749–1832).

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This quote is attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a Poet from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived from 1749 – 1832.
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