It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). The Sorrows of Young Werther: Top Classic of German, p.24, 谷月社
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