3 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes on Spirituality

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes on spirituality

34. Wer nichts wagt, gerwinnt nichts. Wer nie sein Brod mit Tranen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Nachte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlischen Machte.

51. All Nine often used to come to me, I mean the Muses: But I ignored them: my girl was in my arms. Now I've left my sweetheart: and they've left me, And I roll my eyes, seeking a knife or rope. But Heaven is full of gods: You came to aid me: Greetings, Boredom, mother of the Muse.

103. Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.