For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThere are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
-
-
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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
A person hears only what they understand.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
I love those who yearn for the impossible.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world, how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE