Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Who wants to understand the poem Must go to the land of poetry; Who wishes to understand the poet Must go to the poet's

Who wants to understand the poem Must go to the land of poetry; Who wishes to un — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Who wants to understand the poem Must go to the land of poetry; Who wishes to understand the poet Must go to the poet's land.

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What wise or stupid thing can man conceive That was not thought of in ages long — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Seeking with the soul the land of the Greeks. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Then to the well-trod stage anon If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Sha — William Shakespeare
L'étude du beau est un duel où l'artiste crie de frayeur avant d'être vaincu. — Charles Baudelaire
I consist of a little body and a soul. — Marcus Aurelius
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The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. — Robert Burton
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