For the butterfly, mating and propagation involve the sacrifice of life, for the human being, the sacrifice of beauty.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe