Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheBy nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheEveryone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it's the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others: We are merely born with the capability to do it. The Skill to mold the material into what we want must be learned and attentively cultivated.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe