Man usually believes, if only words he hears,
That also with them goes material for thinking.

In German: Gewohnlich glaubt der Mensch, wenn er nur Worte hort, Es musse sich dabei doch auch was denken.

Faust: A Tragedy (1808)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Man usually believes, if only words he hears, That also with them goes material for thinking.

Man usually believes, if only words he hears, That also with them goes material for thinking.

Man usually believes, if only words he hears, That also with them goes material for thinking.

Man usually believes, if only words he hears, That also with them goes material for thinking.