All perishable is but an allegory.
• Act V, Chorus mysticus, last sentence, immediately before:
• Act V, Chorus mysticus, last sentence, immediately before:
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Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis.
• Variant translation: All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What It Means
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• Variant translation: All that is transitory is but a metaphor." in the context of "All perishable is but an allegory.
• Act V, Chorus mysticus, last sentence, immediately before:" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe" (Quotes, Faust, Part 2 (1832))
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