Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

The deepest, the only theme of human history, compared to which all others are of subordinate importance, is the conflict of skepticism with faith.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• The deepest, the only theme of human history, compared to which all others are of subordinate importance, is the conflict of skepticism with faith.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Faith
  • Importance
  • Human History