Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Born: 08-27-1749
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman born in 1749. Renowned for his diverse literary contributions, he is best known for "Faust," a monumental work blending drama, myth, and philosophy. Goethe's influence extends beyond literature to science, where his studies in color theory and botany were notable. As a leading figure of the Sturm und Drang movement, he shaped German literature and culture in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Book summaries for books written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Quotes
What is the hardest task in the world? To think.
We are so constituted that we can never receive from without that which we do not possess within.
There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
We are so made that we can derive intense enjoyment only from a contrast and only very little from a state of things.
The day has eyes; the night has ears.
A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient.
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
We know nothing of the trials of others, and the sorrows which sometimes seem to us so simple are the most difficult to bear.
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
The destiny of any marriage, however happy, is very uncertain.
What is uttered from the heart alone, will win the hearts of others to your own.