Behält’s gewiß.''
• Variant translation: He who maintains he's right—if his the gift of tongues—
Will have the last word certainly." - Meaning and context.">
Whoever intends to have the right, if but his tongue be clever,
Will have it, certainly.
  • Faust and Gretchen. A Street

''Wer Recht behalten will und hat nur eine Zunge,
Behält’s gewiß.''
• Variant translation: He who maintains he's right—if his the gift of tongues—
Will have the last word certainly.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "''Wer Recht behalten will und hat nur eine Zunge,
Behält’s gewiß.''
• Variant translation: He who maintains he's right—if his the gift of tongues—
Will have the last word certainly." in the context of "Whoever intends to have the right, if but his tongue be clever,
Will have it, certainly.
  • Faust and Gretchen. A Street" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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