Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes on Emotion
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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.
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Meine Ruh' ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer.
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All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
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Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.
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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.