Man's highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule external circumstances and as little as possible to let himself be… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Men are so inclined to content themselves with what is commonest; the spirit and the senses so easily grow dead to the… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Man usually believes, if only words he hears, That also with them goes material for thinking. [Ger., Gewohnlich glaubt der Mensch, wenn… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
While man's desires and aspirations stir he cannot choose but err. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge.… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Forget not that the man who cannot enjoy his own natural gifts in silence, and find his reward in the exercise of… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
It is a great pleasure to transport one's-self into the spirit of the times; to see how a wise man has thought… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
To a valet no man is a hero. [Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.] — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is a great psychologist, and whatever can be known of the heart of man may be found in his plays. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Superstition is the poetry of life. It is inherent in man's nature; and when we think it is wholly eradicated, it takes… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Sound and sufficient reason falls, after all, to the share of but few men, and those few men exert their influence in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
There is no better deliverance from the world than through art, and a man can form no surer bond with it. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The old lose one of the greatest privileges of man, for they are no longer judged by their contemporaries. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
All men would be masters of others, and no man is lord of himself. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The soul of man is like to water; from Heaven it cometh, to Heaven it riseth And then returning to earth, forever… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
It is delightful to transport one's self into the spirit of the past, to see how a wise man has thought before… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
I never believed in trying to do anything. Whatever I set out to do I found I had already accomplished. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
All lyrical work must, as a whole, be perfectly intelligible, but in some particulars a little unintelligible. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Copy Share Image
Let us not dream that reason can ever be popular. Passions, emotions, may be made popular; but reason remains ever the property of an… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
