Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Well-mannered children could be conceived if the parents were well-mannered.
Citations
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. The Maxims and Reflections of Goethe. Translated by Bailey Saunders, Macmillan and Co., 1893, p. 114.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, critic, and amateur artist. His works include: four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. He is considered to be the greatest German literary figure of the modern era.