Goethe

Famous quotes containing the word goethe:

“And as long as this is not part of you,
This die and become,
You are but a somber guest
On this dark earth.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“War is in truth a disease in which the juices that serve health and maintenance are used for the sole purpose of nourishing something foreign, something at odds with nature.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“For thousands the world is a freak show, the images flicker past and disappear, the impressions remain flat and disconnected in the soul. Thus, they are easily led by the opinions of others, are willing to let their impressions be reordered, rearranged, and reevaluated.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)