Investigate what is, and not what pleases.
• Der Versuch als Vermittler von Objekt und Subjekt (The Attempt as Mediator of Object and Subject) (1792)
• Der Versuch als Vermittler von Objekt und Subjekt (The Attempt as Mediator of Object and Subject) (1792)
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Untersuchen was ist, und nicht was behagt
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What It Means
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• Der Versuch als Vermittler von Objekt und Subjekt (The Attempt as Mediator of Object and Subject) (1792)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,