“ My father, my father, and dost thou not hearThe words that the Erl-King now breathes in mine ear?'Be calm, dearest child, 'tis thy fancy deceives;Tis the sad wind that sighs through the withering leav… Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ On my strand, lovely flowers their blossoms unfold,My mother shall grace thee with garments of gold. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ I've often heard it said, a preacherMight learn, with a comedian for a teacher. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Divide and rule, the politician cries;Unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ I'm fairly fond of boys, but my preference is for girls; When I have enough of a girl, she serves me still as a boy. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Whatever liberates our spirit without giving us mastery over ourselves is destructive. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ 15"General ideas and great conceit are always a fair way to bring about terrible misfortune. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ There occurs the beautiful feeling that only humanity together is the true human being, and that the individual can be cheerful and happy only if he has the courage to feel himself in the Whole. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ As usual, I shall tell my story badly; and you, as usual, will think me extravagant. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Gracious Providence, to whom I owe all my powers, why didst thou not withhold some of those blessings I possess, and substitute in their place a feeling of self-confidence and contentment? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ The Church has an excellent appetite. She has swallowed whole countries and the questionHas never risen of indigestion. Only the Church . . . can take Ill-gotten goods without stomach-ache! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Man needs only a small patch of earth for his pleasures, and a smaller one still to rest beneath. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Legislators and revolutionaries who promise equality and liberty at the same time, are either psychopaths or mountebanks. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Grant me one hour on love’s most sacred shoresTo clasp the bosom that my soul adores,Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ In this world one is seldom reduced to make a selection between two alternatives. There are as many varieties of conduct and opinion as there are turns of feature between an aquiline nose and a flat o… Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ Each one's no longer consciousOf the high wall, or the rest:Since the one enduring fortress,Is the soldier's iron breast.If you’d live unconquered,Quickly arm, and fight the real foe:Every wife an Ama… Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
