The world cannot do without great men, but great men are very troublesome to the world.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIt is always a sign of an unproductive time when it concerns itself with petty and technical aspects [in philology], and likewiseit is a sign of an unproductive person to pursue such trifles.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWho are you then?" "I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe