586 ordspråk av Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe föddes den August 28th 1749 och dog den 22 March 1832 - German writer
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 Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. |
| Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best works; and when you are grounded in these, you will have a standard for the rest, which you will know how to value, without overrating them. |
| Tell me with whom thou art found, and I will tell thee who thou art |
| The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them. |
| The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else |
| The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings. |
| The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality. |
| The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you. |
| The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross. |
| The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament |
| The coward threatens when he is safe |
| The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age. |
| The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long range |
| The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long range |
| The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency. |
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