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A man who does not know a foreign language is ignorant of his own.

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Johann von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 1749 - 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman.

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    Ein Mann, der keine Fremdsprache spricht, kennt sich selbst nicht aus.

    un homme qui ne connaît pas la langue étrangère ignore la sienne.

    seorang pria yang tidak tahu bahasa asing tidak tahu apa-apa tentang bahasa asingnya.

    外国語を知らない人は自分のことを知らない。

    외국어를 모르는 사람은 자기 자신을 모른다.

    человек, который не знает иностранного языка, не знает своего.

    yabancı dil bilmeyen bir adam kendi başına cahildir.

    不懂外语的人就不懂自己的语言。

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