It is one of Heaven’s best gifts to hold such a dear creature in one’s arms. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Translators can be considered as busy matchmakers who praise as extremely desirable — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you’ve never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Know’st thou the land where the lemon-trees bloom, Where the gold orange — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is nothing more fearful than imagination without taste. [Ger., Es ist — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Enthusiasm is of the greatest value, so long as we are not carried away by it. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Well-mannered children could be conceived if the parents were well-mannered. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Beware of wishing for anything in youth, because you will get it in middle age. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Those who make use of devotion as a means and end generally are hypocrites. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is no way to face the great advantages of another person than through love. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
When translating one must proceed up to the intranslatable; only then one — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe