Cheerfulness Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing.” quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Download Open image

“Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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