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
Know thyself""? If I knew myself I'd run away
No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others
It is not enough to have knowledge, one must also apply it. It is not enough to have wishes, one must also accomplish.
I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.
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.
It is better to busy one's self about the smallest thing in the world than to treat a half hour as worthless
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together
Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
Who never ate his bread in sorrow, who never sat the sorrowful nights weeping on his bed, he knows you not, you heavenly Powers.
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.
People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or later they find themselves debtor or creditor to some one.
People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as if they were afraid to lose their dignity by too much familiarity.
Some of our weakness is born in us, some of it comes through education; it is a big question as to which gives us the most trouble.