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
Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.
The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the organs of intelligence
The philosopher must station themselves in the middle.
When a wife has a good husband it is easily seen in her face.
Why do we hear such everlasting negative talk! People all imagine they'll be giving something away if they recognize the least bit of merit.
To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him, their own selves, their version of him.
Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
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
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but it is sure to repent every ill-judged outlay.
Every situation, every moment -- is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you.
Yes! To this thought I hold with firm persistence; The last result of wisdom stamps it true; He only earns his freedom and existence Who daily conquers them anew.