When we ... devote ourselves to the strict and unsparing performance of duty then happiness comes of itself.
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About Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt was a 18th-century Russian prussian philosopher. Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin. In 1949, the university was named after him and his younger brother, Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment