Quotations and wise sayings
Famous quotes from the german writer and philosopher 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.
“Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs, Secular music should be cheerful throughout.”
“Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.“
“There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.”
“When ideals fail, words come in very handy.“
“I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe, believe life, it teaches better that book or orator.“
“Life is the childhood of our immortality.“
“The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.“
“The deed is everything, the glory is naught.“
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