"Instruction does much, but encouragement everything." (<i>Letter to A.F. Oeser</i>, Nov. 9, 1768) - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Instruction does much, but encouragement everything."

(Letter to A.F. Oeser, Nov. 9, 1768)

school education instruction learning encouragement
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar.

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Alternative Names: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe • Q5879 • Goethe • Johann Wolfgang Goethe • Johann Wolfgang von Göthe • Johann Wolfgang Göthe • Göthe
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