He who doesn't see his lover's faults as virtues is not in love. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who doesn't see his lover's faults as virtues is not in love.
In the original German
Der liebt nicht, der die Fehler des Geliebten nicht für Tugenden hält.
1832
★ 4.6Provenance
Current citation
Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxims and Reflections, translated by Elizabeth Stopp, edited by Peter Hutchinson. Penguin Books, 2005, no. 843.
Original citation
Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Spruche in Prosa Maximen und Reflexionen [Sayings in Prose, Maxims and Reflections]. c. 1840, no. 843.