Famous Quotes / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
443 Quotations by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1. A clever man commits no minor blunders.
- 2. A collections of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he ...
- 3. A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of sol ...
- 4. A distracted existence leads us to no goal.
- 5. A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.
- 6. A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher.
- 7. A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.
- 8. A leaf that is destined to grow large is full of grooves and wrinkles at the start. Now if one has n ...
- 9. A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
- 10. A man doesn't learn to understand anything unless he loves it.
- 11. A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life ...
- 12. A man would create another man if one did not already exist, but a woman might live an eternity with ...
- 13. A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
- 14. A person can stand almost anything except a succession of ordinary days.
- 15. A person hears only what they understand.
- 16. A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.
- 17. A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
- 18. A purpose you impart is no longer your own.
- 19. A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
- 20. A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness.