"Men are so constituted that every one undertakes……" — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Men are so constituted that every one undertakes what he sees another successful in, whether he has aptitude for it or not."
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1,223 Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- What people call the spirit of the times is mostly their own spirit in which the times mirror themselves.
- Mathematics has the completely false reputation of yielding infallible conclusions. Its infallibility is nothing but identity. Two times two is…
- You must either conquer and rule or serve and lose, suffer or triumph, be the anvil or the hammer.
- Impotent hatred is the most horrible of all emotions; one should hate nobody whom one cannot destroy.
- I could never have known so well how paltry men are, and how little they care for really high aims,…
- The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive.
- Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
- Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity.
- Everything that we encounter leaves traces behind. Everything contributes imperceptibly to our education
- If ever the Divine appeared on earth, it was in the person of Christ.
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