Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

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

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  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Man
  • Passes
  • Apathetic