Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Truth is a torch but a tremendous one. That is why we hurry past it, shielding our eyes, indeed, in fear of getting burned.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Truth is a torch but a tremendous one. That is why we hurry past it, shielding our eyes, indeed, in fear of getting burned.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Truth
  • Past
  • Burned