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Wilhelm von Humboldt: Possession, it is...

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Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.

Source: Limits of State Action, ch. 1, 1792.
-- Wilhelm von Humboldt, (Jun 22 1767-1835), German scholar, philosopher, diplomat, educator; His contribution to the development of language science was highly valued in the 20th century.


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