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Famous quotes from the german writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

Famous quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
was a German writer, biologist, pictorial artist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.

“I call architecture frozen music.”

“All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.

“Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.”

“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.

“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

“What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

“Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, ist watchword of the wise.

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