Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThere is repetition everywhere, and nothing is found only once in the world.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition. To tolerate means to offend.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNo one can take from us the joy of the first becoming aware of something, the so-called discovery. But if we also demand the honor, it can be utterly spoiled for us, for we are usually not the first. What does discovery mean, and who can say that he has discovered this or that? After all it's pure idiocy to brag about priority; for it's simply unconscious conceit, not to admit frankly that one is a plagiarist.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe