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It is only when a man knows little, that he knows anything at all. With knowledge grows doubt.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • Maxims and Reflections
As to the poetical Character itself (I mean that sort of which, if I am any thing, I am a Member; that sort distinguished from the wordsworthian or egotistical sublime; which is a thing per se and stands alone) it is not itself - it has no self - it is every thing and nothing - It has no character - it enjoys light and shade; it lives in gusto, be
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Rainer Maria Rilke • Letters to a Young Poet
He puts his ear to the ground.
Georg Büchner • Woyzeck
Et dites-moi, pourquoi Goethe ? demande le principal. — Il est l’impérissable génie allemand. Le plus grand des Allemands. Un génie de l’écriture, de la science, de l’art et de la philosophie. Un génie dans plus de domaines que quiconque.
Irvin Yalom • Le Problème Spinoza (Littérature) (French Edition)
La vie humaine est un songe : d'autres l'ont dit avant moi, mais cette idée me suit partout. Quand je considère les bornes étroites dans lesquelles sont circonscrites les facultés de l'homme, son activité et son intelligence ; quand je vois que nous épuisons toutes nos forces à satisfaire des besoins, et que ces besoins ne tendent qu'à prolonger no
... See moreJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe • Les Souffrances du jeune Werther (French Edition)
The whole moral of Wilhelm Meister is that a man's first and greatest duty, whether to others or to himself, is to see that his business in life is a worthy one and suited to his capacities. If he discovers his vocation and pursues it steadily, he will make his outer life of the greatest use and service to the world, and at the same time produce th
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It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is only because a hero can be recognised only by a hero. The valet will probably know how to appreciate his like,—his fellow-valet.