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Quote of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Where there is much light, the...


Biography - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

German writer and statesman.
Born: 1749 - Died: 1832
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.


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Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Là où il y a beaucoup de lumière, l'ombre est plus noire.

German
Wo viel Licht ist, ist starker Schatten




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Even a single hair casts a shadow.





Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.





Men are the dreams of a shadow.
Pindar / 





Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in one's own sunshine.











Quotes for: light


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How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.





To love beauty is to see light.





Cinema is the form of modern writing whose ink is light.





What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.





A smile costs less than electricity, but gives much light.











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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe also said...


In all things it is better to hope than to despair.





As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.





To do good needs no consideration.





We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge, doubt increases.





People grow old indeed, but who grows wise?





The aim of living is Life itself.












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