Love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.

Liebe ist nicht da um uns glücklich zu machen. Ich glaube sie ist da, um uns zu zeigen, wie stark wir im Leiden und Tragen sein können.

Hermann Hesse

Peter Camenzind

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Topic

Purpose of love Love

Speaker

Erminia Aglietti

Author

Hermann Hesse

Source

Peter Camenzind

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

German

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Writer

From

Switzerland Europe

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Original Citation

Hesse, Herman. Peter Camenzind. Samuel Fischer, 1904.

Current Citation

Hesse, Herman. Peter Camenzind, translated by Michael Roloff. Picador, 2003.

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Knowledge can be communicated but not wisdom.

Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

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Siddhartha

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Hermann Hesse
Source
Siddhartha
Language
German
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung [Siddhartha: An Indian Poetry]. S. Fischer Verlag, 1922.

Current Citation

Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha, translated by Joachim Neugroschel. Penguin Classics, 2002.

Another quote from the 1900s

But perhaps the universe is suspended on the tooth of some monster.

Anton Chekhov

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Nature of the universe The universe

Author

Anton Chekhov
Medium
Personal journal
Language
Russian
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Personal notebook entry. c. 1904.

Another quote about Love

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 13:4-8

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Topic
Nature of love Love

Author

Apostle Paul
Source
1st Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
55 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (1st Corinthians 13:4-8).

Another quote originally in German

The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

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Revolution Class conflict Oppression Politics

Author

Karl Marx
Source
The Communist Manifesto
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Language
German
Time
1848 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels [published anonymously]. Manifest der kommunistischen Partei [Manifesto of the Communist Party]. London: Gedruckt in der Office der Bildungs-Gesellschaft für Arbeiter, 1848.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto, translated by Samuel Moore and Friedrich Engels. Penguin Classics, 2002.