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Quote by Adelbert von Chamisso

Das Glück ist die Liebe, die Lieb' ist das Glück, Ich hab' es gesagt und nehm's nicht zurück.

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The speaker treats happiness and love as two names for the same good thing, rather than separate experiences. The final line adds firm conviction: this is a claim they have made openly and do not intend to withdraw. The quote therefore presents love as the central meaning of happiness, while standing confidently by that view.

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Adelbert von Chamisso, Werke in drei Teilen, Teil 1 (1907 scan)
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