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THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER (Literary Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel

Book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 3 quotes · World, Desire, Heart

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THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER (Literary Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel Quotes

“And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent occurrence.”

“In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world... how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!”

“I examine my own being, and find there a world, but a world rather of imagination and dim desires, than of distinctness and living power. Then everything swims before my senses, and I smile and dream while pursuing my way through the world.”