Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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A useless life is an early death.
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This is the true measure of love, When we believe that we alone can love, That no one could ever have loved so before us, And that no one will ever love in the same way after us.
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A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness.
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The flowers of life are but visionary. How many pass away and leave no trace behind! How few yield any fruit,--and the fruit itself, how rarely does it ripen! And yet there are flowers enough; and is it not strange, my friend, that we should suffer the little that does really ripen to rot, decay, and perish unenjoyed?
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Over all the mountain tops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then; soon, you too, will have peace.
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The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.
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What makes poetry? A full heart, brimful of one noble passion.
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Without haste! without rest! Bind the motto to thy breast! Bear it with thee as a spell; Storm or sunshine, guard it well.
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What sort of God would it be, who only pushed from without.
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Passions are defects or virtues in the highest power.
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One never goes further than when they do not know where they are going.
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The whole history of the Christian Church is a mixture of errors and violence.
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But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.
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Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.
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The greatest joy of a thinking man is to have searched the explored and to quietly revere the unexplored.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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They teach in academies far too many things, and far too much that is useless.
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It is one of Heaven's best gifts to hold such a dear creature in one's arms.
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What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.
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It seems to me that every phenomenon, every fact, itself is the really interesting object. Whoever explains it, or connects it with other events, usually only amuses himself or makes sport of us, as, for instance, the naturalist or historian. But a single action or event is interesting, not because it is explainable, but because it is true.
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Bin ich ein Gott? Mir wird so licht!
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Do people conform to the instructions of us old ones? Each thinks he must know best about himself, and thus many are lost entirely.