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
At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you.
Lay hold of life with both hands, whenever thou mayest seize it, it is interesting.
As long as you don't practice it, this dying and becoming, You are only a dreary guest on this dark earth.
Then to the depths! - I could as well say height: It's all the same.
If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything.
Everyone is deceived in his hopes, cheated in his expectations.
Do not hurry; do not rest.
Keep not standing fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam.
Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.
In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.