Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes
Deutsch Poet August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We all walk in mysteries. We are surrounded by an atmosphere about which we still know nothing at all.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I can promise to be sincere, but not to be impartial.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Combine truth and invention for the sake of a closer approach to reality
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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