“One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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He only earns his freedom and his
“He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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This is the highest wisdom that I
“This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Girls we love for what they are;
“Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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If I love you, what business is
“If I love you, what business is it of yours?”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Science arose from poetry… when times change
“Science arose from poetry… when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Piety is not a goal but a
“Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Go to foreign countries and you will
“Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Death is a commingling of eternity with
“Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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I call architecture frozen music.
“I call architecture frozen music.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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A really great talent finds its happiness
“A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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