Goethe

Famous quotes containing the word goethe:

    We know that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day’s work at Auschwitz in the morning.
    George Steiner (b. 1929)

    What you desire when young, you have in abundance when old.
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

    Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)