3 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes on Literature

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes on literature

17. Who wants to understand the poem Must go to the land of poetry; Who wishes to understand the poet Must go to the poet's land.

20. All poetry is supposed to be instructive but in an unnoticeable manner; it is supposed to make us aware of what it would be valuable to instruct ourselves in; we must deduce the lesson on our own, just as with life.

138. The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.