Goethe

Famous quotes containing the word goethe:

“For precisely when concepts fail one,
Words are found at the right time.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“The eternal feminine draws us up.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“Man ... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfactions instruct him concerning himself, teach him what to seek and what to avoid. For the rest, man is a confused creature; he knows not whence he comes or whither he goes, he knows little of the world, and above all, he knows little of himself.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)