Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Printable Wall Art

“Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust.”
“Two souls dwell, alas, within my breast.”

Words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) — German poet, novelist, and statesman.

About this quote

This line expresses the internal conflict that defines human nature. It describes the painful division between two opposing impulses: one that clings passionately to the physical world and its pleasures, and another that strives upward towards higher spiritual or intellectual truths. Goethe captures the timeless struggle of balancing our basic earthly desires with our noble ideals.

The line is spoken by the scholar Faust in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's tragic play Faust, Part One, published in 1808. Faust uses it to explain his deep, restless dissatisfaction to his companion Wagner.

People often hang this print in a study or home office to reflect on personal balance and human complexity.

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