Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals."
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Ordeals
9 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Philip Roth
Novelist
"The ordeal is part of the commitment" Esquire Interview 10/10"
Victor Hugo
Novelist, Poet
"The supreme ordeal, let us say rather, the only ordeal, is the loss of the beloved being."
Lillian Smith
Artist
"The question in crisis or ordeal is not: Are you going to be an extremist? The question is: What kind of extremist are you going to be?"
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