Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes - Page 32
"Iphigenia in Tauris". Play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, April 6, 1779.
Mediocrity has no greater consolation than in the thought that genius is not immortal.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1868). “Novels and Tales by Goethe”, p.153
The world is so full of simpletons and madmen, that one need not seek them in a madhouse.
Conversations with Goethe Johann Peter Eckermann 17 March (1830).
Keep not standing fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1882). “Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels: From the German...”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1850). “Dramatic works: Comprising Faust, Iphigenia in Tauris, Torquato Tasso, Egmont. Transl. by Anna Swanwick. And Goetz v. Berlichingen. Transl. by Sir Walter Scott. Carefully rev”, p.364
The real scholar learns how to evolve the unknown from the known, and draws near the master.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “Maxims and Reflections”, p.118, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.76
"Faust: A Dramatic Poem".
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). “Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated)”, p.233, Delphi Classics
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2016). “THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER (Literary Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel”, p.3, e-artnow