And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, th…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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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. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2016). THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER (Literary Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel, p.3, e-artnow
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