"Ich aber erkenne gern stets in mir selber die Hauptursache des Guten oder Bösen, das mir zustößt. Daher sah ich mich stets mit Behagen imstande, mein eigener Schüler zu sein, und machte es mir zur Pflicht, meinen Lehrer zu lieben."
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