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2206 quotes from 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.', 'If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is.
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
- None are so hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free. The truth has been kept from the depth of their minds by masters who rule them with lies.
- Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Stupidity, Looks, Conspiracy.
- The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
- A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Wise, Dream, Attitude.
Apr 2, 2019 · Best-known for his masterpiece "Faust", Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist and scientist. Here are 25 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes that will change the way you see yourself and others.
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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.Wo viel Licht ist, ist starker Schatten.So gewiß ist der allein glücklich und groß, der weder zu herrschen noch zu gehorchen braucht, um etwas zu sein!I hold to faith in the divine love — which, so many years ago for a brief moment in a little corner of the earth, walked about as a man bearing the name of Jesus Christ — as the foundation on which...One lives but once in the world.Getting along with women, Knocking around with men, Having more credit than money, Thus one goes through the world.Smoking stupefies a man, and makes him incapable of thinking or writing. It is only fit for idlers, people who are always bored, who sleep for a third of their lifetime, fritter away another third...
I have been reading a translation of Goethe's Wilhelm Meister. Is it good? To me it seems perhaps the very worst book I ever read. No Englishman could have written such a book. I cannot remember a...
Works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe at Project Gutenberg(English translations and German originals)Dec 26, 2018 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a prolific German poet and writer. Within his body of work are many quotes (zitate, in German) that are now famous bits of wisdom passed down through the generations. A number of these have also influenced other popular musings and sage advice.
On all the peaks lies peace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Science arose from poetry… when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Precaution is better than cure. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.
