All lyrical work must, as a whole, be perfectly intelligible, but in some particulars a little unintelligible.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSince you know me and my destiny only too well, you probably also know what attracts me to all unfortunate people.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhoever makes it a rule to test action by thought, thought by action, cannot falter, and if he does, will soon find his way back to the right road.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheDon't dissipate your powers; strive to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but it will surely repent of every ill-judged outlay.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe