Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann WolfgangGoethetə/; German: ; 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 August 1749
CountryGermany
Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
To create something you must be something.
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.
Every spoken word arouses our self-will.
If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.
To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.
Age merely shows what children we remain.
I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.
I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator.
It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.
For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.
Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.