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1. • • Well, it's not really by Goethe either. It's not clear precisely where the two lines come from, but they are only a very loose paraphrase of some words that Goethe did write in his Faust drama.
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   Did Goethe write boldness?

   • Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. In modern times parts of the text above have sometimes been directly attributed to Goethe. In fact, none of it was written by Goethe. The couplet was from Anster and the rest should be credited to Murray.

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   Did Goethe say 'boldness and seizing the moment' in German?

   • But this Goethe quote about “boldness” and seizing the moment seems to get more attention than others. If Goethe said or wrote those words, they would be originally in German. Can we find the German source? Any good source of quotations—in any language—will attribute a quote to not only its author but also the work it appears in.

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   Is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe a 'Shakespeare'?

   • As you probably know, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is Germany's “Shakespeare.” Goethe is quoted in German as much or more than Shakespeare is in English. So it comes as no surprise that I often get questions about quotations attributed to Goethe. But this Goethe quote about “boldness” and seizing the moment seems to get more attention than others.

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   Did Goethe write a couplet?

   • I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. In modern times parts of the text above have sometimes been directly attributed to Goethe. In fact, none of it was written by Goethe.

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   How does Johann Wolfgang von Goethe dominate German literature?

   • To get a sense of how Johann Wolfgang von Goethe dominates German literature, we would have to imagine a Shakespeare known to the last inch—a Shakespeare squared or cubed. Goethe’s significance is only roughly indicated by the sheer scope of his collected works, which run to a hundred and forty-three volumes.

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   Did Goethe say until one is committed?

   • The “Until one is committed...” quotation often attributed to Goethe is in fact by William Hutchinson Murray (1913-1996), from his 1951 book entitled The Scottish Himalayan Expedition.* The actual final lines from W.H. Murray's bookend this way (emphasis added): “...which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

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3. quoteinvestigator.com › 2016/02/09 › boldnessWhat You Can Do, or Dream You Can, Begin It; Boldness Has ...

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   Feb 9, 2016 · Boldness has genius, power, magic in it; Only engage,—and then the mind grows heated; Begin!—and then the work will be completed.” In 1909 the passage in Goethe’s “Faust” was included in a dictionary of German quotations with English translations.

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   Jun 24, 2019 · Here's what they and others have discovered: The “Until one is committed...” quotation often attributed to Goethe is in fact by William Hutchinson Murray (1913-1996), from his 1951 book entitled The Scottish Himalayan Expedition.*.

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5. en.wikiquote.org › wiki › Johann_Wolfgang_von_GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikiquote

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   Aug 30, 2024 · Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. Attributed to Goethe by popular British novelist Marie Corelli in her essay "The Spirit of Work" as published in The Queen's Christmas carol : an anthology of poems, stories, essays, drawings and music / by British authors, artists and composers in 1905 by The Daily Mail of London.

6. medium.com › the-partnered-pen › me-and-goethe-a44dMe and Goethe. The quote wasn’t even really his but it… | by ...

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   May 5, 2020 · Not only did I not realize my pole-star quote wasn’t written or said by Goethe, I didn’t even really understand how to take that kind of bold action. It takes what it takes

7. medium.com › the-ascent › whatever-you-can-do-orWhatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has ...

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   Mar 26, 2019 · *This quote, commonly and incorrectly ascribed to the great German philosopher Goethe, is actually from a Scottish adventurer by the name of W.H. Murray. The quote is from his 1951 book The ...

8. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2016/02/01Life Lessons from Goethe - The New Yorker

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   Jan 24, 2016 · By Adam Kirsch. January 24, 2016. A new selection of Goethe’s work reveals both his vast range and his unity of purpose. Illustration by Boris Pelcer. In the English-speaking world, we are used...

9. iep.utm.edu › goetheGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   If Schiller does not hold the first place he is more beloved, though Goethe is more admired,” (Bates 1906, 11: 75). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe died on March 22, 1832 in Weimar, having finally finished Faust the previous year. His famous last words were a request that his servant let in “more light.”.