West-östlicher Diwan, motto (1819)
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Who wants to understand the poem
Must go to the land of poetry;
Who wishes to understand the poet
Must go to the poet's land.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Who wants to understand the poem
Must go to the land of poetry;
Who wishes to understand the poet
Must go to the poet's land." in the context of "West-östlicher Diwan, motto (1819)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe" (Quotes)
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,