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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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Would you require a wretched being, whose life is slowly wasting under a lingering disease, to despatch himself at once by the stroke of a dagger? Does not the very disorder which consumes his strength deprive him of the courage to effect his deliverance? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared..."
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die...."
Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is not given to us to grasp the truth, which is identical with the divine, directly. We perceive it only in reflection, in example and symbol, in singular and related appearances. It meets us as a kind of life which is incomprehensible to us, and yet we cannot free ourselves from the desire to comprehend it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying,..."
Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "A useless life is an early death."
A useless life is an early death. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "An unused life is an early death."
An unused life is an early death. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this."
Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "So much simplicity with so much understanding? so mild, and..."
So much simplicity with so much understanding? so mild, and yet so resolute? a mind so placid, and a life so active. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As long as on the earth endures his life. To deal with him have full and free permission; Man's hour on earth is weakness, error, strife. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "It is not doing the things we like to do, liking the thing we..."
It is not doing the things we like to do, liking the thing we have to do that makes life blessed. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "In the colorful reflection we have what is life."
In the colorful reflection we have what is life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life..."
For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people's behavior. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Life is not light, but refracted colour."
Life is not light, but refracted colour. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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