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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes
Deutsch Poet August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess."](/pic/213497/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-whatever-you-cannot-understand-you.jpg)
Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present..."](/pic/213535/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-the-people-who-are-absent-are-the.jpg)
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go..."](/pic/213446/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-we-dont-get-to-know-people-when.jpg)
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
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes..."](/pic/213459/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-the-man-with-insight-enough-to-admit.jpg)
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have..."](/pic/286820/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-how-often-do-i-lull-my-seething.jpg)
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way..."](/pic/213377/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-the-way-you-see-people-is-the-way.jpg)
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
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity."](/pic/305435/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-there-is-nothing-worse-than.jpg)
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive..."](/pic/345144/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-nothing-is-worth-more-than-this-day.jpg)
Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright..."](/pic/304068/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-we-amuse-ourselves-painting-our.jpg)
We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
![Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for..."](/pic/213465/600x316/quotation-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-who-is-the-wisest-man-he-who.jpg)
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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