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
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.
Whether a person shows themselves to be a genius in science or in writing a song, the only point is, whether the thought, the discovery, or the deed, is living and can live on.
You are aware of only one unrest;Oh, never to learn the other!Two souls, alas, are dwelling in my breast,And one is striving to forsake its brother.
To see I was born, To look is my call, To the tower sworn, I delight in all. I glance out far, And see what is near... You blessed eyes, What you saw everywhere,
What chance gathers she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.
Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help him become what he is capable of being
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being
When a wife has a good husband it is easily seen in her face.
Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
Yes! To this thought I hold with firm persistence; The last result of wisdom stamps it true; He only earns his freedom and existence Who daily conquers them anew.
The poet should size the Particular, and he should, if there be anything sound in it, thus represent the Universal
The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
Where there is much light, the shadow is deep
There are two things parents should give their children: roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly).