Goodness Quote by Wilhelm von Humboldt

“No matter how good or great a man may be, there is yet a better and a greater man within him.” quote by Wilhelm von Humboldt — Download Open image

“No matter how good or great a man may be, there is yet a better and a greater man within him.”

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