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
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.
Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn't really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden; what the moment brings forth, that only can it profit by.
What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.
Yet he who grasps the moment's gift, He is the proper man.
If I say to the moment: 'Stay now! You are so beautiful'!
Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value.
The present moment is a powerful goddess.
One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with many at the right moment.
At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
Each one sees what he carries in his heart
Everybody wants to get old, but nobody wants to be old
That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved as much before, and that no one will ever love in the same way again.