75 Brilliant Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born August 28, 1749, in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany, was a German poet, novelist, and playwright, considered the greatest German literary figure of the modern era.

Goethe was the important figure of European Neoclassicism and Romanticism in the late 18th and early 19th century. His work includes poetry written in a variety styles, prose and verse drama, memoirs, autobiographies, literary criticism and novels. His two most famous works are Faust and the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. In German-speaking countries, his position was so dominant that, since the end of the 18th century, his works were considered as classical.

Goethe is the only German writer who managed to reach the fame of Germany’s supreme philosophers and composers. His writings were the inspiration for many musical and dramatic pieces in the period after his death.

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All Comments (21)
  • @mariaalexea4756
    A struggle of a genius with his demonic element.The life and personality of Goethe is derived by these verses : Two souls inhabit in my chest Seeking to separate themselves One, keen on life with rough delight Holds to the earth with tight senses The other, soaring forcefully above the dust Into the realms of ancestral heights Oh, waving spirits Carried by the wind Between heaven and earth Let them descent from the golden clouds To offer us the scent of the true life
  • @ChillsWithSloths
    This man is my ancestor, and sometimes I wonder if my interest in writing came so easily as a consequence of that.
  • @josee8224
    Whatever you can do,or dream you can, begin it.. boldness has genius, power and magic in it..
  • @JAY1892
    Beautiful. The music is wonderful. What would have been perfect is if the quotes were narrated. 🙂
  • @kenbellchambers4577
    Goethe once said that Emmanuel Swedenborg was the greatest seer of the age, but he was in error, Swedenborg was not a seer, he was a revelator. Still, Wolfgang probably said something closer to 'revelator' in the original German, and perhaps the meaning was distorted in translation. The real message is that we should all be studying Swedenborg. His time is now. Thank you for a brilliant presentation with wonderful art as well. I subscribe and like. Peace and blessings to your channel. PS, an American university decided to examine which were the three greatest men in history. One was Wolfgang Von Goethe, one was John Stewart Mills, and the third was Emmanuel Swedenborg. It also turns out that Swedenborg's writings were both loved by Goethe, and Mills.
  • @chakradharhadke4063
    FIRST LET MAN TEACH HIMSELF, AND THEN HE WILL BE TAUGHT BY OTHERS💙 🌷🙏.
  • @chakradharhadke4063
    LIFE BELONGS TO THE LIVING AND HE WHO LIVES MUST BE PREPARED FOR CHANGES 💘🌷💙🙏.
  • @johnmiller7453
    Schopenhauer quotes are the best I've found so far with Bukowski second. Thanks.