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Shows Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Whether one show one's self a man of genius in science or compose a song, the only point is, whether the thought, the discovery, the…
- A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring…
- Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best…
- It has been said that figures rule the world. Maybe. But I am sure that figures show us whether it is being ruled well or…
- The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they…
- Water its living strength first shows, When obstacles its course oppose.
- Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.
- A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
- Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
- Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?
- Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.
- Every step of life shows much caution is required.
- I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.
- Age merely shows what children we remain.
- It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
- Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage…
- The finished man, you know, is difficult to please; a growing mind will ever show you gratitude. --Faust 1, lines 182-3
- Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from a horror show……
- Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.
- It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.
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