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.
When all is said the greatest action is to limit and isolate one's self.
I've studied now Philosophy and Jurisprudence, Medicine - and even, alas! Theology - from end to end with labor keen; and here, poor fool with all my lore I stand, no wiser than before.
I've studied now Philosophy and Jurisprudence, Medicine -- and even, alas! Theology -- from end to end with labor keen; and here, poor fool with all my lore I stand, no wiser than before.
The right man is the one that seizes the moment.