The Works of J. W. von Goethe/Volume 9/As Broad as It's Long

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1479007The Works of J. W. von Goethe, Volume 9 — As Broad as It's LongJohann Wolfgang von Goethe

AS BROAD AS IT'S LONG.

Modest men must needs endure,
And the bold must humbly bow;
Thus thy fate's the same, be sure,
Whether bold or modest thou.