78 result(s) for Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes.
"Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction."
"The greatest happiness for the thinking man is to have fathomed the fathomable, and to quietly revere the unfathomable."
"We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for."
"Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity."
"It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him."
"What is not started today is never finished tomorrow."
"Tolerance should be a temporary attitude only"
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"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live"
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it"
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart"
"In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance"
"Correction does much, but encouragement does more"
"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game"
"Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one"
"Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction"
"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"
"To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult"
"To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods"
"We are shaped and fashioned by what we love"
"What is not started today is never finished tomorrow"
"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone"
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"He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines"
"A clever man commits no minor blunders"
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least"
"The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become"
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do."
"By seeking and blundering we learn."
"I love those who yearn for the impossible."
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
"Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world."
"The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes."
"Instruction does much, but encouragement everything."
"Age merely shows what children we remain."
"Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must."
"He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without."
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"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes."
"Treat a man as he appears to be, and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be."
"A person hears only what they understand."
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words."
"In all things, it is better to hope than to despair."
"By seeking and blundering, we learn."
"What is uttered from the heart alone, will win the hearts of others to your own."
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."
"A little spark kindles a great fire."
"To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking."
"In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it."
"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."
"A clever man commits no minor blunders."
"One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste."
"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."
"The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden."
"It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed."
"Character develops itself in the stream of life."
"Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one."
"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
"To create something you must be something."
"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men."
"Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image."
"Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen."
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
"In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world, all rests on perseverance."
"Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image."
"Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life."
"To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult."
"Correction does much, but encouragement does more."
"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."
"Nothing is worth more than this day."
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."
"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game."
"Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace, and power in it."
"We are shaped and fashioned by what we love."
"The soul is healed by being with children."
"The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become."
"One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels."
"Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words."
"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."
"A useless life is an early death."
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