The Maxims and Reflections of Goethe (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Maxims and Reflections of Goethe The translation of Goethe's Prose Maxims now offered to the public is the first attempt that has yet been made to present the greater part of these -incomparable sayings in English. In the complete collection they are over a thou sand in number, and not more perhaps than a hundred and fifty have already found their way into our language, whether as contribu tions to magazines here and in America, or in volumes of miscellaneous extract from Goethe's writings. Some are at times quoted as though they were common literary property. To say that they are important as a whole would be a feeble tribute to a work eloquent for itself, and beyond the need of praise, but so deep is the wisdom of these maxims, so wide their reach, -so compact a product are they of Goethe's wonderful genius, that it is something of a reproach to literature to find the most of them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.