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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: "He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy."
He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Let this little book be thy friend, if, owing to fortune or..."
Let this little book be thy friend, if, owing to fortune or through thine own fault, thou canst not find a dearer companion. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent occurrence. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "it hurts me when we can only travel a short stretch on the..."
it hurts me when we can only travel a short stretch on the same road Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wild dreams torment me as I lie. And though a god lives in my heart, though all my power waken at his word, though he can move my every inmost part - yet nothing in the outer world is stirred. thus by existence tortured and oppressed I crave for death, I long for rest. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which..."
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very..."
Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their own story. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem..."
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The town itself is disagreeable; but then, all around, you..."
The town itself is disagreeable; but then, all around, you find an inexpressible beauty of nature. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "It is better to be deceived by one's friends than to deceive..."
It is better to be deceived by one's friends than to deceive them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "In art the best is good enough."
In art the best is good enough. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."
The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tell a wise person, or else keep silent, because the mass man will mock it right away. I praise what is truly alive, what longs to be burned to death. In the calm water of the love-nights, where you were begotten, where you have begotten, a strange feeling comes over you, when you see the silent candle burning. Now you are no longer caughtin the obsession with darkness, and a desire for higher love-makingsweeps you upward. Distance does not make you falter. Now, arriving in magic, flying, and... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Woe to him who could look on and say: The fool! If she had waited, if she had let time do its work, her despair would surely have subsided, another man would have turned up to comfort her? That's just like saying: The fool, dying of fever! If she had waited until his strength returned, his circulation improved, the tumult of his blood calmed down, everything would have turned out well and he would still be alive today! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Insofar as he makes use of his healthy senses, man himself is the best and most exact scientific instrument possible. The greatest misfortune of modern physics is that its experiments have been set apart from man, as it were, physics refuses to recognize nature in anything not shown by artificial instruments, and even uses this as a measure of its accomplishments. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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