The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... Goethe's later years inspires me with esteem ; this confession arouses in me a warmer feeling . Because a man can write great works he is none the less a man . It is , I suppose , these lewd , ugly , base and selfish thoughts , dwelling ...
... Goethe's later years inspires me with esteem ; this confession arouses in me a warmer feeling . Because a man can write great works he is none the less a man . It is , I suppose , these lewd , ugly , base and selfish thoughts , dwelling ...
Page 278
... Goethe that the secret of life is living . I suppose that Goethe means that man makes the most of his life when he arrives at self - realization ; he had small respect for a life governed by passing whims and uncontrolled instincts ...
... Goethe that the secret of life is living . I suppose that Goethe means that man makes the most of his life when he arrives at self - realization ; he had small respect for a life governed by passing whims and uncontrolled instincts ...
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... Goethe were outraged by his frigid egotism . lxxii It may seem arrogant that I should not have been content to walk in the steps of men much wiser than myself . But much as we resemble one another we are none of us exactly alike ( our ...
... Goethe were outraged by his frigid egotism . lxxii It may seem arrogant that I should not have been content to walk in the steps of men much wiser than myself . But much as we resemble one another we are none of us exactly alike ( our ...
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