Home › Philosophy › Maxims and Reflections › 48Maxims and Reflectionsby Johann Wolfgang von Goethe25 of 234 · Contents · Download EPUB48 In contemplation as in action, we must distinguish between what may be attained and what is unattainable. Without this, little can be achieved, either in life or in knowledge. ‹ Previous47Next ›49 — ‘Le Sense Commun Est le Génie de L’humanité.’123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234← Back to Maxims and Reflections