Mediocrity has no greater consolation than in the thought that genius is not immortal.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOur passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight rise up from the ashes.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMaster and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe