Only the soul that loves is happy.

Glucklich allein ist die Seele, die liebt.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic

Loving others Effects of love Love

Speaker

Klarchen

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Source

Egmont

Medium

Play

Language

German

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "Clarchens Lied [Clara's Song]." Egmont. Leipzig: Georg Joachim Göschen, 1788, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Egmont: A Tragedy, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. F. Ungar Publishing Co., 1985, act 3, sc. 2.

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Who strives always to the utmost,
For him there is salvation.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Source
Faust
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Language
German
Time
1808 1800s 19th century
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Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust. The Tragedy's Second Part]. 1832, act 5.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Faust: Part Two, translated by David Luke. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 5.

Another quote from the 1780s

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

Thomas Jefferson

Notes on the State of Virginia

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Slavery

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Thomas Jefferson
Source
Notes on the State of Virginia
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 18.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 18.

Another quote about Love

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Love Story

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Topic
Nature of love Love Apologies
Speaker
Jenny
Actor
Ali MacGraw
Source
Love Story
Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic drama (film) Drama (film) Romantic drama Drama
Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
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Love Story. Directed by Arthur Hiller, Paramount Pictures/Love Story Company, 1970.

Another quote originally in German

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Philosophical Investigations

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Topic
Human body Body and soul

Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein
Source
Philosophical Investigations
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Original Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Philosophische Untersuchungen [Philosophical Investigations]. Suhrkamp, 1953, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Philosophical Investigations, translated by G. E. M. Anscombe, et. al., edited by P. M. S. Hacker and Joachim Schulte. Wiley Blackwell, 2009, pt. 2.