Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes
Deutsch Poet August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
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
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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