Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• Magic
• Pushing
• Life Without Love

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• A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Magic
  • Pushing
  • Life Without Love