WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, playwright & thinker

Born: 28 August 1749
Died: 22 March 1832
Lived in: Frankfurt, Leipzig, Strasbourg, Italy & Weimar

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and public servant. From Weimar he produced works ranging from The Sorrows of Young Werther to the two parts of Faust, while also studying nature and visual perception.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

Goethe devoted years to a theory of colour and considered that scientific work among his most important achievements, even though later physics followed Newton rather than Goethe.

Words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Two souls, alas! reside within my breast.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ↗

“Gray, dear friend, is every theory, and green alone life’s golden tree.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ↗

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ↗