Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Germany
28 Aug 1749 // 22 Mar 1832
Poet / Novelist / Humanist / Scientist / Philosopher
28 Aug 1749 // 22 Mar 1832
Poet / Novelist / Humanist / Scientist / Philosopher
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No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others
No one has ever learned fully to know themselves
Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction
Mysteries are not necessarily miracles
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable
Mastery passes often for egotism
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen
Love does not dominate; it cultivates
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays