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This quote has been attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
for example, at goodreads.com.

"By seeking and blundering we learn."

I would appreciate seeing the original German.

translation

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This quote has been attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
for example, at goodreads.com.

"By seeking and blundering we learn."

I would appreciate seeing the original German.

translation

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This quote has been attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
for example, at goodreads.com.

"By seeking and blundering we learn."

I would appreciate seeing the original German.

translation

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A quick search yielded two relevant results:

1. Auch ist das Suchen und Irren gut, denn durch Suchen und Irren lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Gespräche. Mit Johann Peter Eckermann u.a., 1. Mai 1825)


2. Irrend lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Briefe. An August von Goethe, 14. Januar 1814)

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  @Joseph O'Rourke: "Irren" has two meanings - 1. to err, to make a mistake, and 2. to wander (without aim or orientation) - usually in the form "umherirren". The proximity to "Suchen" implies that Goethe went for the second meaning, and "blundering" seems like a reasonable translation.
  
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  @JosephO'Rourke I would not consider it a reasonable translation. I am not a native English speaker, but my gut feeling would connote a kind of carelessness or foolishness in 'blunder', while 'sich irren' is a rather neutral description of being wrong. I would rather have translated the quote with 'By seeking and being mistaken, we learn.'
  
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A quick search yielded two relevant results:

1. Auch ist das Suchen und Irren gut, denn durch Suchen und Irren lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Gespräche. Mit Johann Peter Eckermann u.a., 1. Mai 1825)


2. Irrend lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Briefe. An August von Goethe, 14. Januar 1814)

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks! And is "blundering" a reasonable translation for "Irren"?
  
  – Joseph O'Rourke
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Joseph O'Rourke: "Irren" has two meanings - 1. to err, to make a mistake, and 2. to wander (without aim or orientation) - usually in the form "umherirren". The proximity to "Suchen" implies that Goethe went for the second meaning, and "blundering" seems like a reasonable translation.
  
  – Richard Metzler
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JosephO'Rourke I would not consider it a reasonable translation. I am not a native English speaker, but my gut feeling would connote a kind of carelessness or foolishness in 'blunder', while 'sich irren' is a rather neutral description of being wrong. I would rather have translated the quote with 'By seeking and being mistaken, we learn.'
  
  – jarnbjo
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Link zum Gespräch für Zitat 1. Link zum Brief für Zitat 2
  
  – mtwde
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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A quick search yielded two relevant results:

1. Auch ist das Suchen und Irren gut, denn durch Suchen und Irren lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Gespräche. Mit Johann Peter Eckermann u.a., 1. Mai 1825)


2. Irrend lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Briefe. An August von Goethe, 14. Januar 1814)

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  – Dan
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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks! And is "blundering" a reasonable translation for "Irren"?
  
  – Joseph O'Rourke
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Joseph O'Rourke: "Irren" has two meanings - 1. to err, to make a mistake, and 2. to wander (without aim or orientation) - usually in the form "umherirren". The proximity to "Suchen" implies that Goethe went for the second meaning, and "blundering" seems like a reasonable translation.
  
  – Richard Metzler
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JosephO'Rourke I would not consider it a reasonable translation. I am not a native English speaker, but my gut feeling would connote a kind of carelessness or foolishness in 'blunder', while 'sich irren' is a rather neutral description of being wrong. I would rather have translated the quote with 'By seeking and being mistaken, we learn.'
  
  – jarnbjo
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Link zum Gespräch für Zitat 1. Link zum Brief für Zitat 2
  
  – mtwde
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

A quick search yielded two relevant results:

1. Auch ist das Suchen und Irren gut, denn durch Suchen und Irren lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Gespräche. Mit Johann Peter Eckermann u.a., 1. Mai 1825)


2. Irrend lernt man.
   (Goethe, J. W., Briefe. An August von Goethe, 14. Januar 1814)

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