Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Alas, I have studied philosophy, the law as well as medicine, and to my sorrow, theology; studied them well with ardent zeal, yet here I am, a wretched fool, no wiser than I was before.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Philosophy
  • Medicine
  • Theology