Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Man liebt an dem Mädchen was es ist, Und an dem Jüngling was er ankündigt. Girls we love for what they are; Young men fo

Man liebt an dem Mädchen was es ist, Und an dem Jüngling was er ankündigt. Girls — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Man liebt an dem Mädchen was es ist, Und an dem Jüngling was er ankündigt. Girls we love for what they are; Young men for what they promise to be.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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