Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann WolfgangGoethetə/; German: ; 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 August 1749
CountryGermany
The first and last thing required of genius is, love of the truth.
Human beings, by change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.
If you start to think about your physical or moral condition, you usually find that you are sick
Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out what he has to do... within the limits of his comprehension.
Do you know the land where the lemon-trees flower?
A man that all the world hates, there must be something about him.
A wife is a gift bestowed upon man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise
Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds.
At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you.
Es gibt kein Vergangenes, daß man zurücksehnen dürfte, es gibt nur ein ewig Neues, daß sich aus den erweiterten Elementen des Vergangenen gestaltet; und die echte Sehnsucht muß stets produktiv sein, ein neues Besseres zu schaffen.
Everybody wants to get old, but nobody wants to be old
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do thy duty; then you shall know what is in thee.
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here.