A Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Yes, my love, who soever lives, loses, . . . but he also wins.
[Ger., Ja, meine Liebe, wer lebt, verliebt . . . aber er gewinnt auch.]
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Man, be he who he may, experiences a last piece of good fortune and a last day.
[Ger., Der Mensch erfahrt, er sei auch wer er mag,
Ein letztes Gluck und einen letzten Tag.]
Himmlisch ist's wenn ich bezwungen Meine irdische Begier; Aber doch wenn's nich gelungen Hatt' ich auch recht huebsch Plaisir! Loosely translated: It is heavenly, when I overcome My earthly desires But nevertheless, when I'm not successful, It can also be quite pleasurable.
He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.
[Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, der bildet die Welt sich.]
Man usually believes, if only words he hears,
That also with them goes material for thinking.
[Ger., Gewohnlich glaubt der Mensch, wenn er nur Worte hort,
Es musse sich dabei doch auch was denken.]
The rabble also vent their rage in words.
[Ger., Es macht das Volk sich auch mit Worten Lust.]
Love grants in a moment
What toil can hardly achieve in an age.
[Ger., In einem Augenblick gewahrt die Liebe
Was Muhe kaum in langer Zeit erreicht.]
The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was vom Genie gefordert wird, ist Wahreits-Liebe.]
Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will. (One can choose what to do, but not what to want.)
But what is your duty? What the day demands.
[Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]
My peace is gone, my heart is heavy.
[Ger., Meine Ruh ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer.]
It is manlike to punish but godlike to forgive.
[Ger., Menschlich ist es bloss zu strafen
Aber gottlich zu verzeihn.]
The words you've bandied are sufficient;
'Tis deeds that I prefer to see.
[Ger., Der Worte sind genug gewechselt,
Lasst mich auch endlich Thaten sehn.]
A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins, and a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins, but knows what he'll do if he loses.
Nobody wins or loses a match; it's the team that wins or loses. You have to be looking to contribute towards the team goal.
Whoever would understand the poet
Must go into the poet's country.
[Ger., Wer den Dichter will verstehen
Muss in Dichters Lande gehen.]
How shall we plan, that all be fresh and new--
Important matter yet attractive too?
[Ger., Wie machen wir's, dass alles frisch und neu
Und mit Bedeutung auch gefallig sei?]
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