The Mystical Man

The Sorrows of Young Werther

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Goethe's writing is beautiful. 

"The book reputedly also led to some of the first known examples of copycat suicide. The men were often dressed in the same clothing 'as Goethe's description of Werther and using similar pistols.' Often the book was found at the scene of the suicide."


"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. That is the greatest gift anyone can give." - Dr. David R. Hawkins

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We read that book in school. This was actually one of the few books I enjoyed at least to some degree as a teenager.


“We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.” - Heraclitus

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12 minutes ago, Nilsi said:

We read that book in school. This was actually one of the few books I enjoyed at least to some degree as a teenager.

We never read Goethe in school. But we read Schiller's "The Robbers" which I enjoyed. 


"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. That is the greatest gift anyone can give." - Dr. David R. Hawkins

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