Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes And Sayings

An Unused Life Is An Early Death.

Wood Burns Because It Has The Proper Stuff In It; And A Man Becomes Famous Because He Has The Proper Stuff In Him.

The Man Who Occupies The First Place Seldom Plays The Principal Part.

He Who Possesses Art And Science Has Religion; He Who Does Not Possess Them, Needs Religion.

I Never Knew A More Presumptuous Person Than Myself. The Fact That I Say That Shows That What I Say Is True.

To Appreciate The Noble Is A Gain Which Can Never Be Torn From Us.

The Formation Of One's Character Ought To Be Everyone's Chief Aim.

To Create Something You Must Be Something.

What Is My Life If I Am No Longer Useful To Others.

The Credit Of Advancing Science Has Always Been Due To Individuals And Never To The Age.

The Soul That Sees Beauty May Sometimes Walk Alone.

I Call Architecture Frozen Music.

When Ideas Fail, Words Come In Very Handy.

The Soul That Sees Beauty May Sometimes Walk Alone.

Correction Does Much, But Encouragement Does More.

That I Be Not As Those Are Who Spend The Day In Complaining Of Headache And The Night In Drinking The Wine Which Gives The Headache!

Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Willing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.

Behavior Is The Mirror In Which Everyone Shows Their Image.

It Is After All The Greatest Art To Limit And Isolate Oneself.

To Witness Two Lovers Is A Spectacle For The Gods.

This Is The Highest Wisdom That I Own; Freedom And Life Are Earned By Those Alone Who Conquer Them Each Day Anew.

The Way You See People Is The Way You Treat Them, And The Way You Treat Them Is What They Become.

If You Wish To Know The Mind Of A Man, Listen To His Words.

Every Step Of Life Shows Much Caution Is Required.

Magic Is Believing In Yourself, If You Can Do That, You Can Make Anything Happen.

We Will Burn That Bridge When We Come To It.

Beauty Is Everywhere A Welcome Guest.

The Biggest Problem With Every Art Is By The Use Of Appearance To Create A Loftier Reality.

In Art The Best Is Good Enough.

He Is Happiest, Be He King Or Peasant, Who Finds Peace In His Home.

We Usually Lose Today, Because There Has Been A Yesterday, And Tomorrow Is Coming.

To Rule Is Easy, To Govern Difficult.

One Must Ask Children And Birds How Cherries And Strawberries Taste.

Character Develops Itself In The Stream Of Life.

Nothing Is Worth More Than This Day.

I Call Architecture Frozen Music.

If You Wish To Know The Mind Of A Man, Listen To His Words.

Character Develops Itself In The Stream Of Life.

For Just When Ideas Fail, A Word Comes In To Save The Situation.

Dream No Small Dreams For They Have No Power To Move The Hearts Of Men.

A Really Great Talent Finds Its Happiness In Execution.

It Is Not Doing The Thing We Like To Do, But Liking The Thing We Have To Do, That Makes Life Blessed.

As Soon As You Trust Yourself, You Will Know How To Live.

A Man's Manners Are A Mirror In Which He Shows His Portrait.

There Are Only Two Lasting Bequests We Can Hope To Give Our Children. One Of These Is Roots, The Other, Wings.

Dream No Small Dreams For They Have No Power To Move The Hearts Of Men.

The Man With Insight Enough To Admit His Limitations Comes Nearest To Perfection.

Love Can Do Much, But Duty More.

Nothing Is More Terrible Than To See Ignorance In Action.

Every Spoken Word Arouses Our Self-will.