More light!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, dying words
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song,
read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible,
speak a few reasonable words.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is more significant of men's character than
what they find laughable.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be,
and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing
suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
Guy Davenport |