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.
Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing.
Just begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!
The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity.
The little that is completed, vanishes from the sight of one who looks forward to what is still to do.
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
Everything is hard before it is easy
To live within limits. To want one thing. Or a few things very much and love them dearly. Cling to them, survey them from every angle. Become one with them - that is what makes the poet, the artist, the human being.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.