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Goethe on self-knowledge, 3

On December 17, 2020 By Goethe GlobalIn self-knowledge

We are our own devils,
we drive ourselves
out of our paradise.

Wir sind unsere eigenen Teufel,
wir vertreiben uns
aus unserem Paradiese.

-Letter to E.W. Behrisch, November 10, 1767
Translated by Goethe Global.

No. 3213

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