Count Von Metternich

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“It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)

“No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man will, indeed, often see and judge the same things differently on different occasions: early convictions must give way to more mature ones. Nevertheless, may not the opinions that a man holds and expresses withstand all trials, if he only remains true to himself and others?”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold.”
—Prince Metternich (1773–1859)