What a torment it is to see so much loveliness passing and repassing before us, and yet not dare to lay hold of it!
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEWe do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.
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Everything transitory is but an image.
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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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I laugh at my heart, and do its will.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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Nothing is more dangerous than solitude.
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