- One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
- – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe –
- 103 Great Poems: A Dual-Language Book
Jan 31, 2010
Quote of the day
Jan 24, 2010
Quote of the day
- Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
- – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe –
- Theory of Colours:
- …Goethe knew his compatriots well and their sick pleasure in Schadenfreude..
Jan 17, 2010
Quote of the day
- If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.
- – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe –
- The Metamorphosis of Plants
by Goethe
Oct 11, 2009
Quote of the Day
There is a difference between seeing and seeing… The eyes of the spirit have to work in perpetual living connection with those of the body, for one otherwise risks seeing yet seeing past a thing.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe –
(1749 – 1832)
Nov 23, 2008
Quote of the day
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe–
