A mathematician is only perfect insofar as he is a perfect man, sensitive to the beauty of truth.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheLove, whose power youth feels, is not suitable for the elderly, just as little as anything that presupposes productivity. It is rare that productivity lasts through the years.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFortunately, we can take in only so much misfortune; what exceeds that limit either destroys us or leaves us indifferent.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNo one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe