Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes - page 6

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
On all the peaks lies peace. View quote
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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable. View quote
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Precaution is better than cure. View quote
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Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is? View quote
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All things are only transitory. View quote
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Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him. View quote
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The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life. View quote
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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. View quote
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It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him. View quote
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Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home. View quote
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Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men. View quote
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Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God. View quote
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Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality. View quote
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The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age. View quote
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. View quote
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Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. View quote
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Sowing is not as difficult as reaping. View quote
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What is my life if I am no longer useful to others. View quote
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Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best. View quote
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The world remains ever the same. View quote
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Mysteries are not necessarily miracles. View quote
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Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity. View quote
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