One never goes so far as when one doesn't know
where one is going.

Der beste Reiseplan wird durch einen albernen Zufall gestört, und man geht nie weiter, als wenn man nicht weiß, wohin man geht.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic

Exploration Adventure

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Medium

Letter

Language

German

Time

1812 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Germany Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Letter to Carl Friedrich Zelter. 3 Nov. 1812.

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Another quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There is a strong shadow where there is much light.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic
Light and shadow Contrasts Yin and yang
Speaker
Gotz von Berlichingen

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Gotz von Berlichingen. 1773, act 1.

Another quote from the 1810s

This is a free country.

James Flint

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Topic
America

Author

James Flint
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1819 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Flint, James. Letter home. 28 June 1819.

Another quote originally in German

The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic
Freedom Art

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.