Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote

Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.


Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art (ed. 1853)


Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.

Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.

Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.

Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.