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Antique Distich 5: Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Antiques
Living
WHO is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Antique Distich 5: Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/299/.
Chicago
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Antique Distich 5: Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/299/.
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