Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Lose this day loitering 'Twill be the same old story, Tomorrow and the next, Even more dilatory. Whatever you would do, Or dream of doing, begin it! Boldness has power, genius, and magic in it. Begin it now.
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I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.
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The most damaging prejudice consists of banning any kind of investigation of nature.
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We can offer up much in the large, but to make sacrifices in little things is what we are seldom equal to.
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The worst is that the very hardest thinking will not bring thoughts. They must come like good children of God and cry, "Here we are." You expend effort and energy thinking hard. Then, after you have given up, they come sauntering in with their hands in their pockets. If the effort had not been made to open the door, however, who knows when they could have come.
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No one feels himself easy in a garden which does not look like the open country.
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Men are much more apt to agree in what they do than in what they think.
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The man of understanding finds everything laughable.
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If you have science and art, You also have religion; But if you don't have them, You better have religion.
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Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.
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He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.
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All our knowledge is symbolic.
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People may live as much retired from the world as they please; but sooner or later, before they are aware, they will find themselves debtor or creditor to somebody.
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Nothing is worse than active ignorance.
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If thou wouldst hear what seemly is and fit, inquire of noble woman; they can tell, who in life's common usage hold their place by graceful deed and aptly chosen word.
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Only the soul that loves is happy.
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A phenomenon like Mozart remains an inexplicable thing.
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If you want to make life easy, make it hard.
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No one should be rich except those who understand it.
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Human life runs its course in the metamorphosis between receiving and giving.
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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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Wanted: A dog that neither barks nor bites, eats broken glass and shits diamonds.
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The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it.
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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.