Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Darkness

• I am a part of the part that at first was all, part of the darkness that gave birth to the light, that supercilious light which now disputes with Mother Night her ancient rank and space, and yet cannot succeed; no matter how it struggles, it sticks to matter and can't get free. Light flows from substance, makes it beautiful.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Beautiful, Mother, Struggle

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1941). “Goethe's Faust”

• I am part of the part that once was everything, Part of the darkness which gave birth to light… Mephistopheles, from Faust.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Light, Darkness, Birth

• Colour itself is a degree of darkness.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Darkness, Degrees, Colour

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1840). “Theory of Colours”, p.31

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