Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Superstition is the poesy of practical life; hence, a poet is none the worse for being superstitious.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Superstition is the poesy of practical life; hence, a poet is none the worse for being superstitious.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Life
  • Poet
  • Superstition