Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, critic, and he is considered the greatest German literary figure of the modern era. Best Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes will make you think about what’s really important in life and enrich the way you see yourself and others.
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Best Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love can do much, but duty more. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him 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
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love does not dominate; it cultivates. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If I love you, what business is it of yours? Johann wolfgang von Goethe
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm in the real world all rests on perseverance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A person hears only what they understand. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you’ve never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A person hears only what they understand. Johann wolfgang von Goethe
Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
By seeking and blundering we learn. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Personality is everything in art and poetry. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers cities; but to know someone who thinks feels with us, who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden. Goethe
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To rule is easy, to govern difficult. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and if at all possible speak a few sensible words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life is the childhood of our immortality. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I love those who yearn for the impossible. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The deed is everything, the glory is naught. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. Johann wolfgang von Goethe
I call architecture frozen music. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I am proud of my heart alone, it is the sole source of everything, all our strength, happiness and misery. All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. Goethe Wolfgang,
The coward only threatens when he is safe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I love those who yearn for the impossible. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What is important in life is life, and not the result of life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No one is willing to believe that adults too, like children, wander about this earth in a daze and, like children, do not know where they come from or where they are going, act as rarely as they do according to genuine motives, and are as thoroughly governed as they are by biscuits and cake and the rod. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If God had wanted me otherwise He would have created me otherwise. Goethe
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sometimes I don’t understand how another can love her, is allowed to love her, since I love her so completely myself, so intensely, so fully, grasp nothing, know nothing, have nothing but her! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience. Goethe
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Talent develops in solitude, character develops in the stream of life. Goethe
There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This is the true measure of love when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved so before us, and that no one will ever love in the same way after us. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love and desire are the spirit’s wings to great deeds. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. Johann wolfgang von Goethe
All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All theory is gray, my friend. But forever green is the tree of life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Few people have the imagination for reality. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It’s true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Is this the destiny of man? Is he only happy before he has acquired his reason or after he has lost it? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To be loved for what one is, that is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him; their own selves, their version of him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The suffering may be moral or physical; and in my opinion it is just as absurd to call a man a coward who destroys himself, as to call a man a coward who dies of a malignant fever. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
