Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes - page 12

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity. View quote
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The unnatural, that too is natural. View quote
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The human mind will not be confined to any limits. View quote
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To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods. View quote
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Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public. View quote
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Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. View quote
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The right man is the one that seizes the moment. View quote
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Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops. View quote
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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth. View quote
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If I love you, what business is it of yours? (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united. View quote
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There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight. View quote
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Age merely shows what children we remain. View quote
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The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art. View quote
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The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross. View quote
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I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator. View quote
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. View quote
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Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do. View quote
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What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own. View quote
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Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them. View quote
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For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation. View quote
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A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude. View quote
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He is dead in this world who has no belief in another. View quote
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