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Quotes from West–östlicher Divan (West–Eastern Diwan) — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749–1832 Germany

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The folly! Every man in turn would still
His own peculiar notions magnify!
If Islam mean submission to God’s will,
May we all live in Islam, and all die.

West–östlicher Divan (West–Eastern Diwan) (1819)

Those who cannot draw conclusions
From three thousand years of learning
Stay naïve in dark confusions
Day to day live undiscerning.

West–östlicher Divan (West–Eastern Diwan) (1819)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.