If we could do away with death, we wouldn't object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that to happen, we would reinstate it from time to time.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhat dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAs soon as any one belongs to a narrow creed in science, every unprejudiced and true perception is gone.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheArt is a severe business; most serious when employed in grand and sacred objects. The artist stands higher than art, higher than the object. He uses art for his purposes, and deals with the object after his own fashion.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe