Give me those days with heart in riot, The depths of bliss that touched on pain, The force of hate, and love's disquiet- Ah, give me back my youth again!

I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.

One should not search for anything behind the phenomena. They themselves are the message.

Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man.

Don't give us your doubts, gives us your certainties, for we have doubts enough of our own.

To create something you must be something.