The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two k…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
900 citations
The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art, p.109
Humanity Reading
32

More Author Quotes

For the butterfly, mating and propagation involve the sacrifice of life, for the human being, the sacrifice of beauty.
Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.
A state of affairs which leads to daily vexation is not the right state.
One does not get to know that one exists until one rediscovers oneself in others.
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art, p.55

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes