Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe authored several of my favorite quotes:

• Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and -- if at all possible -- speak a few sensible words.
• The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.
• There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

The grouping below was borrowed from Poet's Corner / Esquina Poetica on Facebook and prompted this post. 

The world is so empty
if one thinks only of mountains,
rivers and cities; but to know
someone who thinks and feels
with us, and who, though distant,
is close to us in spirit,
this makes the earth for us
an inhabited garden.”

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Artwork Ingrid Tusell

About

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. Wikipedia

Born: August 28, 1749, Goethe House, Frankfurt, Germany

Died: March 22, 1832, Weimar, Germany

Buried: March 26, 1832, Weimarer Fürstengruft, Weimar, Germany