The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognizing a truth which has already been recognized by others.


The Maxims and Reflections of Goethe (ed. 1906)


The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognizing a truth which has already been...

The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognizing a truth which has already been...

The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognizing a truth which has already been...

The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognizing a truth which has already been...