Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Whoever gives himself up to solitude, Ah! he is soon alone.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Whoever gives himself up to solitude, Ah! he is soon alone.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Alone
  • Solitude