“Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others.”
Act IV, sc. iv
Iphigenie auf Tauris (1787)
Quotes from work
Iphigenia in Tauris
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Original title
Iphigenie auf Tauris
(German)
Iphigenia in Tauris is a reworking by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe of the ancient Greek tragedy Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις by Euripides. Euripides' title means "Iphigenia among the Taurians", whereas Goethe's title means "Iphigenia in Taurica", the country of the Tauri.
“A useless life is an early death.”
Ein unnütz Leben ist ein früher Tod...
Act I, sc. ii
Iphigenie auf Tauris (1787)
“One says a lot in vain, refusing;
The other mainly hears the "No."”
Act I, sc. iii
Iphigenie auf Tauris (1787)
