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
Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.
Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.
Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.
Talent develops in quiet, Character in the torrent of the world
The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
A talent can be cultivated in tranquility; a character only in the rushing stream of life.
In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.
What you have inherited from your forefathers, it takes work to make it your own.
Mannerism always wants to be finished and doesn't enjoy the process. Genuine, truly great talent, however, finds its greatest satisfaction in the production.
Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.
He who is and remains true to himself and to others has the most attractive quality of the greatest talent.
The man who is born with a talent which he was meant to use finds his greatest happiness in using it.
When all is said the greatest action is to limit and isolate one's self.