Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann WolfgangGoethetə/; German: ; 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 August 1749
CountryGermany
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
Desire is the presentiment of our inner abilities, and the forerunner of our ultimate accomplishments.
The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.
Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.
You accuse a woman of wavering affections, but don't blame her; she is just looking for a consistent man.
It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.
We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavor to erase them.
What you can do, or think you can, begin it.
Wine rejoices the heart of man and joy is the mother of all virtues.
Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
A joy shared is a joy doubled.
People have a peculiar pleasure in making converts, that is, in causing others to enjoy what they enjoy, thus finding their own likeness represented and reflected back to them.
In art, the best is good enough.
He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.