Goethe

Famous quotes containing the word goethe:

“Patriotism ruins history.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“If you want to understand poetry,
You have to go to its origin,
If you want to understand the poet,
You have to go to the Poet’s home.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“If one doesn’t know one’s own country, one doesn’t have standards for foreign countries.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)