Famous quotes containing the words johann wolfgang von, wolfgang von, johann wolfgang, wolfgang and/or von:
“The force of a language does not consist of rejecting what is foreign but of swallowing it.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“One errs as long as one strives.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Master and Doctor are my titles;
For ten years now, without repose,
I’ve held my erudite recitals
And led my pupils by the nose.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)