Goethe, Johann von -- Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), “Life and Character,” sec. 7, #392]

Dave — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:56:26 +0000

What is called fashion is the tradition of the moment.

[Was man Mode heißt, ist augenblickliche Uberlieferung.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), “Life and Character,” sec. 7, #392]

(Source (German)). Other translations:

That which we call fashion is the tradition of the moment.
[tr. Rönnfeldt (1900)]

What we call fashion is momentary transmission.
[tr. Stopp (1995), "Posthumous," #986]

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Goethe, Johann von -- Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), “Life and Character,” sec. 7, #392]