Goethe wasn’t all about the minerals. He’s also quoted as saying, “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” Goethe also said, “Everything is simpler than one can imagine and yet complicated and intertwined beyond comprehension,” which seems quite appropriate for a poet whose name graces rocks on another planet. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “A Few Reasonable Words”
I have one more quotation from Goethe I’d like to share.
It goes,
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture,
And if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
Nice.
That’s why I have the Mars rover bookmarked in my browser, so at least every day I can see a fine picture.
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