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“When we treat man as he is we make him worse than he is. When we treat him as if he already was what he potentially could be We make him what he should be.” quote by Goethe — Download Open image

““When we treat man as he is we make him worse than he is. When we treat him as if he already was what he potentially could be We make him what he should be.””

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