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
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words
Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once
Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.
No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others
When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they are mistaken.
Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out what he has to do... within the limits of his comprehension.
I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
We cannot possess what we do not understand
You had better live your best, think your best and do your best today...for today will soon be tomorrow and tomorrow will soon be forever
Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.
Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.
What does not kill me makes me stronger.
What chance gathers she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.
The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the organs of intelligence