Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Vorspiel auf dem Theater, line 180.
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Das Alter macht nicht kindisch, wie man spricht, Es findet uns nur noch als wahre Kinder. Age childish makes, they say, but 'tis not true; We're only genuine children still in Age's season.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on Ageing
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Das Alter macht nicht kindisch, wie man spricht, Es findet uns nur noch als wahre Kinder. Age childish makes, they say, but 'tis not true; We're only genuine children still in Age's season." in the context of "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Vorspiel auf dem Theater, line 180." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ageing" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 12-17.)
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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