Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

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

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

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was read more

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was vom Genie gefordert wird, ist
Wahreits-Liebe.]

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.