Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, said in conversation (18 January 1825) with Johann Peter Eckermann, quoted in Eckermann's Conversations with Goethe (1836).
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Lord Byron is great only as a poet; as soon as he reflects, he is a child.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on Lord Byron
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Lord Byron" (Quotes about Lord Byron: Alphabetized by author )
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,