The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend th… - 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

The Sorrows of Young Werther · February 8, 2005 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar.

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