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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "I'm glad that I am not young in so thoroughly finished a world."

I'm glad that I am not young in so thoroughly finished a world.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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