Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman and Dorothea, Canto III, line 66
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He who moves not forward goes backward! A capital saying!
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on Progress
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He who moves not forward goes backward! A capital saying!" in the context of "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman and Dorothea, Canto III, line 66" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Progress" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 634-36.)
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,