I am poor–you are my riches; dark–you are my light; I own nothing, need nothing. And how could I own anything? After all, it is a contradiction that he can own something who does not own himself. I am happy as a child who is neither able to own anything nor allowed to. I own nothing, for I belong only to you; I am not, I have ceased to be, in order to be yours.”– Johannes the Seducer, from_ Either/ Or_. Unknown
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A great quote by Danish philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Either/Or" is the philosophical masterpiece of the 19th century. In this book, he explores the age-old questions of life, death, love and relationships. The book takes a bold stance, saying that people are required to do something in order to be happy. It also questions the idea that only one person can be responsible for another's happiness.

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