There are few things of greater advantage than learning to appreciate the strong points of your opponents.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Making arguments Empathy Open-mindedness

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Language

German

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Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxims and Reflections. Translated by Elizabeth Stopp. Edited by Peter Hutchinson. Penguin, 1999.

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