Maxioms by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
No sacred fane requires us to submit to insult.
[Ger., Kein Heiligthum heisst uns den Schimpf ertragen.]
No sacred fane requires us to submit to insult.
[Ger., Kein Heiligthum heisst uns den Schimpf ertragen.]
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare
it so when, according to time and circumstances, one read more
Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare
it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done
one's best.
[Ger., So eine Arbeit wird eigentlich nie fertig; man muss sie
fur fertig erklaren, wenn man nach Zeit und Umstand das
Moglichste getan hat.]
Yet through delivery orators succeed,
I feel that I am far behind indeed.
[Ger., Allein der Vortrag read more
Yet through delivery orators succeed,
I feel that I am far behind indeed.
[Ger., Allein der Vortrag macht des Redners Gluck,
Ich fuhl es wohl noch bin ich weit zuruck.]
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
