XXIX. The Essence of Egoism (Goethe's “Wilhelm Meister”)

GA 68c/1909-11-28/p013 ·1909-11-28 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
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> The rose has no why, > it blossoms because it blossoms; > it pays no attention to itself, > does not ask if it is seen.

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