Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes and SayingsJohann Wolfgang von Goethe German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832) |
| When ideas fail, words come in very handy. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |