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Category: what matters

Goethe on what matters, 3

On April 17, 2021 By Goethe GlobalIn what matters

Since so many earthly things
pass by,
we must hold on to
what remains …

Da in den irdischen Dingen
so viel vorübergeht,
so muß man festhalten
an dem Bleibenden…

-Letter to S. Boisserie, April 4, 1825
Translation by Goethe Global.

No. 3219

Goethe on what matters, 2

On December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 By Goethe GlobalIn what matters

The deed is all
and naught the fame.

Die Tat ist alles,
nichts der Ruhm.

-Faust II, 10188
Translation by Albert G. Latham.

No. 5000

Goethe on what matters, 1

On September 5, 2020February 27, 2021 By Goethe GlobalIn what matters

Once you know what matters, you stop being talkative.

Wenn man einmal weiß,
worauf alles ankommt,
hört man auf gesprächig zu sein.

-Wilhelm Meister’s Travels, Book 2, Chap 10
Translation by Goethe Global.

No. 3058

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