Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, ...

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ~

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