Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes
Wolfang von Goethe
26 quotes that will change the way you see yourself
1. A man sees in the world
what he carries in his heart.
You can easily judge the
character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
3. Daring ideas are like
chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
4. Enjoy when you can, and
endure when you must.
5. One ought, every day at
least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were
possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
6. A person hears only
what they understand.
7. I have come to the
frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. My personal approach
creates the climate. My daily mood makes the weather…
8. Courage is the
commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.
9. In the realm of ideas
everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.
10. As soon as you trust
yourself, you will know how to live.
11. To think is easy. To
act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with
your thinking.
12. We do not have to
visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution
of the universe.
13. Instruction does much,
but encouragement everything.
14. If you treat an
individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he
were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and
could be.
15. There is nothing more
frightful than ignorance in action.
16. There is nothing more
frightful than ignorance in action.
17. By seeking and
blundering we learn.
18. Magic believes in
yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
19. Life belongs to the
living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
20. Nothing is worth more
than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your
reach.
21. Behaviour is the
mirror in which everyone shows their image.
22. Love
does not dominate; it cultivates.
23. We must always change,
renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.
24. Kindness is the golden
chain by which society is bound together.
25. Dream no small dreams
for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
26. Everything is hard
before it is easy
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| Goethe in Italy |
With affection.
Ruben
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