Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes.
All 26 quotations by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in our collection.
“In art the best is good enough.”
“To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.”
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”
“To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.”
“Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.”
“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.”
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
“Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.”
“He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.”
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”
“Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.”
“On all the peaks lies peace.”
“I love those who yearn for the impossible.”
“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”
“By seeking and blundering we learn.”
“We are shaped and fashioned by those we love.”
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.”
“A person hears only what they understand.”
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.”
“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.”
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
“It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.”
“If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.”
“It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.”
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