Wood sign with an "Ubermutig siehts nicht aus hohes dach und nied'res haus. Allen, die daselbst verkehrt, ward ein guter mut beschert” inscription. This is a quote, from Goethe (1827), referring to his garden house in the Ilm Valley. The English translation reads “It doesn't look cocky, high roof and low house; All who go about there have been given good courage.”
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