Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Reading

• The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Reading, Literature, Decline

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.109

• Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Strong, Book, Reading

• The clever reader who is capable or reading between these lines what does not stand written in them but is nevertheless implied will be able to form some conception.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Clever, Reading, Reality

• Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Art, Book, Reading

• There are three classes of readers; some enjoy without judgment; others judge without enjoyment; and some there are who judge while they enjoy, and enjoy while they judge. The latter class reproduces the work of art on which it is engaged. Its numbers are very small.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Art, Reading, Class

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.34

• The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Reading, Men, Evil

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