“Kindness is the strong chain that binds men together” (Johann Wolfgang Goethe)

In his novels, as well as in his philosophical works, the great German writer always placed great importance on kindness, considering it a central element of civilization and human relationships.

KINDNESS FOR GOETHE

KINDNESS FOR GOETHE

As a writer and a philosopher, as a man who loved theater and music as well as social life, Johann Wolfgang Goethe was obsessed throughout his life with the absolute value of kindness . He spoke of it often, with very clear images and stories, and with strong, very strong thoughts. Like this one: " Kindness is the strong chain that binds human beings together ."

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IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS

If you think about it, Goethe, who knew etiquette very well and behaved like a very polite person, removed kindness from the simple perimeter of good behavior , and considered it a true tool , the most important, in human relationships . From the simplest to the most complex, from a neighbor to a husband or wife . It is kindness, with its various declinations, and without a hint of excessive zeal, that makes the difference in the quality of relationships, and it is always kindness that, once it becomes ordinary, truly manages to bind men and women with the strength of a chain . A strength, however, made of sweetness , respect, and love.

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