About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him are extant. A literary celebrity by the age of 25, Goethe was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Karl August in 1782 after first taking up residence there in November 1775 following the success of his first novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. He was an early participant in the Sturm und Drang literary movement. During his first ten years in Weimar, Goethe served as a member of the Duke's privy council, sat on the war and highway commissions, oversaw the reopening of silver mines in nearby Ilmenau, and implemented a series of administrative reforms at the University of Jena. He also contributed to the planning of Weimar's botanical park and the rebuilding of its Ducal Palace, which in 1998 were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAll theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
Johann Wolfgang von GoethePlunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTalent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe