Bears Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10 Bears quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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When you need a compact philosophical note on bears, Goethe delivers ten short lines that explore the animal’s symbolism within the natural world. These thoughts offer a quick, contemplative pause.

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For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.

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When I say to the Moment flying; 'Linger a while -- thou art so fair!' Then bind me in thy bonds undying,…

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For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears. [Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem Rufe.]

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Every man bears something within him that, if it were publicly announced, would excite feelings of aversion.

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Without haste! without rest! Bind the motto to thy breast! Bear it with thee as a spell; Storm or sunshine , guard…

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I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.

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Our destiny often looks like a fruit-tree in winter. Who would think from its pitiable aspect that those rigid boughs, those rough…

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Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it,…

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What am I then...? Everything that I have seen, heard, and observed I have collected and exploited. My works have been nourished…

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Is it not enough that we cannot make one another happy, must we also rob one another of the pleasures that any…

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Our foibles are really what make us lovable.

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Giving is the business of the rich.

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Just begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!

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