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"The force of a language does not consist of rejecting what is foreign but of swallowing it."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist. Sayings in Prose (posthumous). |
"No matter what one says, you can recognize only those matters that are equal to you. Only rulers who possess extraordinary abilities will recognize and esteem properly extraordinary abilities in their subjects and servants."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist. Conversations with Eckermann (March 11, 1828). |
"The errors of the observer come from the qualities of the human mind."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist. Sayings in Prose (posthumous). |
"The bad thing is that thinking about thought doesn't help at all; one has to have it from nature so that the good ideas appear before us like free children of God calling to us: Here we are."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist. Conversations with Eckermann (February 24, 1824). |
"One would give plenty of almonds if one had eyes to see the beauty of a receiving hand."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist. Sayings in Prose (posthumous). |
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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