A Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
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He who excels in his art so as to carry it to the utmost height of perfection of which it is capable may be said in some measure to go beyond it: his transcendent productions admit of no appellations.
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