...or, if it is not powerful enough, of increasing it ? " " That is a curious point," said Goethe, " and a great deal might be thought and talked about it....as pure children of God, which he must receive and venerate with joyful thanks. They are akin to the demon, which does with him what it pleases, and to...

...influences, there are traces of Divine handiwork. " No productiveness of the highest kind," he says, " no remarkable discovery, no great thought which bears...fruit and has results, is in the power of any one : such things are elevated above all earthly control. Man must consider them as an unexpected gift...

...influences, there are traces of Divine handiwork. " No productiveness of the highest kind," he says, " no remarkable discovery, no great thought which bears...fruit and has results, is in the power of any one : such things are elevated above all earthly control. Man must consider them as an unexpected gift...

...is no virtue." This inspiration or breathing into us of good gifts is spoken of by Goethe, who says, "No remarkable discovery, no great thought, which...fruit and has results, is in the power of any one ; such things are elevated above all earthly control. Man must consider them as unexpected gifts from...

...is no virtue." This inspiration or breathing into us of good gifts is spoken of by Goethe, who says, "No remarkable discovery, no great thought, which...fruit and has results, is in the power of any one ; such things are elevated above all earthly control. Man must consider them as unexpected gifts from...

...making an effort.'* Goethe held similar opinions, as related in his conversations with Eckermann : — ' No productiveness of the highest kind, no remarkable...fruit and has results, is in the power of any one. Such things are elevated above all earthly control ; man must consider them as unexpected gifts from...

...making an effort"* Goethe held similar opinions, as related in his conversations with Eckermann; — ''No productiveness of the highest kind, no remarkable...fruit and has results, is in the power of any one. Such things are elevated above all earthly control ; man must consider them as unexpected gifts from...

...productiveness of the highest kind, no remarkable discovery, no great idea which bears fruit, and has great results, is in the power of any one ; but such things...must consider them as an unexpected gift from above, — pure children of God, which he must receive and venerate with joyful thanks. In such cases man...

...beautiful, we are often conscious of being in a state rather than of making an effort." Says Goethe : " No productiveness of the highest kind, no remarkable...discovery, no great thought which bears fruit, and has its results, is in the power of any one. All men, who closely watch their inner life, become conscious...

...kind, which man can himself control — both being required for the production of any great work. ' No productiveness of the highest kind, no remarkable...above, as pure children of God, which he must receive arid venerate with joyful thanks. They are akin to thedimwn (Socratic), which does with him what it...