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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes

Deutsch Poet August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Just take a look at our patrons, and you'll know. Some don't..."
Just take a look at our patrons, and you'll know. Some don't appreciate us, others never will. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is..."
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on..."
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "A person hears only what they understand."
A person hears only what they understand. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats..."
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The greater part of all the mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
[W]hat counts is that one perceives excellence and dares to give it expression, which sounds little but is in fact a great deal. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Beginning and end of all literary activity is the reproduction of the world that surrounds me by means of the world that is in me, all things being grasped, related, recreated, molded, and reconstructed in a personal form and original manner. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the..."
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
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries..."
One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognising a truth which has already been recognised by others. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labor, studied through. And here I stand, with all my lore, Poor fool, no wiser than before. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves, and the masses who imitate without knowing at all what they want. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is..."
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Age merely shows what children we remain."
Age merely shows what children we remain. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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