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Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To act is easy; to think is hard; to act according to our thinking is troublesome.
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The quote distinguishes three levels of difficulty: doing something may be easy, thinking carefully is harder, and acting in line with your own thinking is hardest. It points to the gap between having good judgment and putting it into practice. Clear ideas alone are not enough; conduct must follow them.
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- The Wisdom of Goethe (1901)
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