Any time not spent in love is wasted.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Life
- 1749-1832
- Occupations
- theatre manager, botanist, politician
- Notable works
- Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be defeated, but they start a winning game.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The world is so full of simpletons and madmen, that one need not seek them in a madhouse.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To act is easy; to think is hard.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe