Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman and Dorothea, Canto III, line 3; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 643.
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What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely." in the context of "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman and Dorothea, Canto III, line 3; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 643." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Source: Wikiquote: "English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported as proverbs in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 639-43., Proverbs and Popular Phrases: (Alphabetically arranged by text of quote).)
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,