Green Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“This world could not exist if it were not so simple. The ground has been tilled a thousand years, yet its powers remain ever the same; a little rain, a little sun, and each spring it grows green again.” quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Download Open image

“This world could not exist if it were not so simple. The ground has been tilled a thousand years, yet its powers remain ever the same; a little rain, a little sun, and each spring it grows green again.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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