Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Gray are all the theories, But green is the tree of life.

Kindness is the golden thread that holds society together.

I can promise to be sincere, but I cannot promise to be impartial.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.

Enjoy what you can, endure what you must.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

There is repetition everywhere, and nothing is found only once in the world.

Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

If you want someone to develop a specific trait, treat them as though they already had it.

Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.

The greater the knowledge, the greater the doubt.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen on her face.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

If nature is your teacher, your soul will awaken.

A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.

The flowers are full of honey, but only the bee finds out the sweetness.

Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.

People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

A joy shared is a joy doubled.

A person hears only what they understand.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Everything is hard before it is easy.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much.