One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man.


Maxims and Reflections (ed. Penguin UK, 2005) - ISBN: 9780141939186

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of...

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of...

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of...

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of...