Quotes Tagged With :faustus

Upon the publication of Goethe’s epic drama, the Faustian legend had reached an almost unapproachable....

Man is mortal. This is his fate. Man pretends not to be mortal. That is his sin. Man is a creature of....

The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike

Being full of mischief, they love to listen;they gladly obey, for they like to betray you,pretending....

When he comes to the doorhe always looks mocking and half-way angry.You can see he has sympathy for nothing.It's....

Des Menschen Kraft, im Dichter offenbartThe human power is revealed by poetIl potere dell'umanità si....

Glib tongues frill up their hash of knowledgefor mankind in polished speechesthat are no more than vaporous....

In fine, a life of good or evil, the hope of Heaven or the despair of Hell, Faustus stands as a reminder....

What you inherit from your fathermust first be earned before it's yours.

What art thou Faustus, but a man condemned to die?