Famous quotes containing the words von goethe, von and/or goethe:
“The thinking person has the strange characteristic to like to create a fantasy in the place of the unsolved problem, a fantasy that stays with the person even when the problem has been solved and truth made its appearance.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Pity on the person who has become accustomed to seeing in necessity something arbitrary, who ascribes to the arbitrary some sort of reason, and even claims that following that sort of reason has religious value.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“What is predestination? Answer: God is more powerful and wiser than we are, therefore he deals with us according to his pleasure.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)