If you inquire what the people are like here, I must answer, "The same as everywhere!"

Wenn du fragst, wie die Leute hier sind, muß ich dir sagen: wie überall!

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

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Topic

Nature of man

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Source

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Medium

Novel

Genre

Epistolary novel

Language

German

Time

1774 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Die Leiden des jungen Werthers [The Sorrows of Young Werther]. Leipzig: Weygand'sche Buchhandlung, 1774.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "The Sorrows of Young Werther." The Sorrows of Young Werther and Selected Writings, translated by Catherin Hutter. Signet, 2013.

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No, Sir; to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive.

Samuel Johnson

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James Boswell
Source
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D
Genre
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Language
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Time
1776 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 26 Apr. 1776.

Current Citation

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Man is a creature that can get used to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Adaptability Nature of man

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The House of the Dead
Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
Russian
Time
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Записки из Мёртвого дома [The House of the Dead]." Vremya, 1860-1862.

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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The House of the Dead, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 1986.

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A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

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Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
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Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.