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
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here.
One ought every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words
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
When a wife has a good husband it is easily seen in her face.
It never occurs to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united
There are nine requisites for contented living: HEALTH enough to make work a pleasure; WEALTH enough to support your needs; STRENGTH enough to battle with difficulties and forsake them; GRACE enough to confess your sins and overcome them; PATIENCE enough to toil until some good is accomplished; CHARITY enough to see some good in your neighbor; LOVE enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others; FAITH enough to make real the things of God; HOPE enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.
A good man, through obscurest aspirations Has still an instinct of the one true way.
Where there are no women there are no good manners
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune's always here.
It is only in misery that we recognize the hand of God leading good men to good.
A good person, striving dimly, Is well aware of the right path.
Association with women is the basis of good manners.
The society of women is the element of good manners.