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The deed is everything, the glory nothing.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

More from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  1. I love those who yearn for the impossible.
  2. Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben der taglich sie erobern muss.
  3. What wise or stupid thing can man conceive That was not thought of in ages long ago?
  4. Wer immer strebend sich bemuht, Den konnen wir erlosen.
  5. Once a man's thirty, he's already old, He is indeed as good as dead. It's best to kill him right away.
  6. Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein Gleichnis.
  7. Law is mighty, mightier necessity.
  8. Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.

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Topics in this quote

  • ethics
  • action
  • glory
  • pragmatism
  • value

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