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Geothes fourteen hundred maxims and reflections reveal some of his deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. The german writer, statesman, lawyer, playwright, and polymath was brilliant at distilling complex questions and concepts into simple, reflective statements. The maxims and reflections of goethe ebook by johann wolfgang. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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The translation of goethes prose maxims now offered to the public is the first attempt that has yet been made to present the greater part of these incomparable. Every investigator must before all things look upon himself as one who is summoned to serve on a jury. They make an ideal introduction to one of the greatest. There is nothing worth thinking but it has been thought before. The translation of goethes prose maxims now offered to the public is the first attempt that has yet been. His chief masterpiece,the philosophical drama faust part 1,1808. Maxims and reflexions 1829 goethe this quote was added by gedeon mathematicians are like frenchmen.
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The maxims and reflections of goethe by johann wolfgang. The translation of goethes prose maxims now offered to the public is the first at tempt that has yet been made to present the greater part of these. Maxims and reflections translated by elisabeth stopp edited with an introduction and notes by peter hutchinson. Goethe s maxims and reflections translators preface goethe s maxims and reflections v. The maxims and reflections of goethe internet archive. Translated from the editions of 1678 and 1827 with. His fourteen hundred maxims and reflections reveal some of his deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Within his body of work are many quotes zitate, in german that are now famous bits of wisdom passed down through the generations.
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