People/Johann Wolfgang von Goethe/Quote

There is no outward mark of politeness that does not have a profound moral reason. The right education would be that which taught the outward mark and the moral reason together.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on education

Elective Affinities (1809), Bk. II, Ch. 5, R. J. Hollingdale, trans. (1971), p. 195

Quote and source from Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Share

More from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

All 60 quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

More about education

All 402 quotes about education