Great talent finds happiness in execution.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.”
“In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.”
— JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
Writer and polymath · 1749 – 1832
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, poet, playwright and natural philosopher, regarded as Germany's greatest literary figure. His works include the drama Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther and Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship.
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