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
Every author in some degree portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.
Nothing is more highly to be prized than the value of each day
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Each one sees what he carries in his heart
Everybody wants to get old, but nobody wants to be old
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit - this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden
That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved as much before, and that no one will ever love in the same way again.
Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.
Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.
Talent develops in quiet, Character in the torrent of the world
Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be superstitious