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Ahava_yin Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
how to explain the sentence
"Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine"
Hi,
This is a quote by Goethe. Would you please let me know the common explanation? Thank you!
Hi,
This is a quote by Goethe. Would you please let me know the common explanation? Thank you!
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There is nothing much to explain, Ahava; it pretty much speaks for itself. Goethe has created a paradox for us to consider: in some ways, life and the world about us are quite simple-- we are born, we live happily or unhappily, and then we die-- but if we care to examine these things in detail, the complexity is immense. Or something like that.
- There is nothing much to explain, Ahava; it pretty much speaks for itself.
- Goethe has created a paradox for us to consider: in some ways, life and the world about us are quite simple-- we are born, we live happily or unhappily, and then we die-- but if we care to examine these things in detail, the complexity is immense.
- Or something like that.
- (Other Goethe quotes: There is nothing insignificant in the world.
- It all depends on how one looks at it.
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There is nothing much to explain, Ahava; it pretty much speaks for itself. Goethe has created a paradox for us to consider: in some ways, life and the world about us are quite simple-- we are born, we live happily or unhappily, and then we die-- but if we care to examine these things in detail, the complexity is immense.
Or something like that.
(Other Goethe quot
Or something like that.
(Other Goethe quot
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