5 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes on Emotion

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes on emotion

49. Beloved, don't fret that you gave yourself so quickly! Believe me, I don't think badly or wrongly of you. The arrows of Love are various: some scratch us, And our hearts suffer for years from their slow poison. But others strong-feathered with freshly sharpened points Pierce to the marrow, and quickly inflame the blood. In the heroic ages, when gods and goddesses loved, Desire followed a look, and joy followed desire.

73. Meine Ruh' ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer.

100. All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.

131. Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.

135. The effects of good music are not just because it's new; on the contrary music strikes us more the more familiar we are with it.