"The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age."

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This reflection on science by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in science is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, Christian views, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre-director, and critic, Goethe wrote a wide range of works, including plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.

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