Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond th…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates him or passes by him and leaves him apathetic ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated), p.754, Delphi Classics
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Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates him or passes by him and leaves him apathetic ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated), p.754, Delphi Classics

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