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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Quote of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - I call architecture frozen music....


Biography - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

German writer and statesman.
Born: 1749 - Died: 1832
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

I call architecture frozen music.



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Quotes for: music


Quotes

Quotes about music:


Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.





Without music, life would be a mistake.





Music before all else.





Architecture in general is frozen music.





Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.





If music be the food of love, play on.











Quotes for: architecture


Quotes

Quotes about architecture:


Architecture in general is frozen music.





Architecture is the great book of humanity, the principal expression of man in his different stages of development, either as a force or as an intelligence.





Thus, down to the time of Gutenberg, architecture is the principal writing, the universal writing.





The mood which emanates from architecture comes close to the effect of music.





Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.





The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in.











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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe also said...


In all things it is better to hope than to despair.





As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.





To do good needs no consideration.





We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge, doubt increases.





People grow old indeed, but who grows wise?





The aim of living is Life itself.












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