The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2006). The Sorrows of Young Werther, p.29, Penguin UK
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