Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth an inhabited garden.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Early Modern

Faust, German literature

Context

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Date / Period

1774

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2527/2527-h/2527-h.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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