Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

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None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hope, Free, Enslaved

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Character develops itself in the stream of life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life, Character, Stream

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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life, Love, Impossible

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Good, Words, Speak

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Dreams, Men, Power

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Beauty, Alone, May

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Intelligence, Thought, Thoughts

Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Love, Dominate, Cultivates

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Trust, Yourself, Live

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Trust, Yourself, Live

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Heart, Feelings, Give

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Enough, Knowing, Willing

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wisdom, Men, Wise

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Everyone, Mirror, Behavior

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Beauty, Secret, Natural

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Respect, Great, Nothing

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wise, Lead, Rule

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life, Blessed, Makes

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Inspirational, Love, Great

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life, Important, Result

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Trust, Yourself, Live

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Thinking, Knowing, Looking

I call architecture frozen music.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Music, Call, Frozen

A person hears only what they understand.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Person, Understand, Hears

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Poet

Born: August 28, 1749

Died: March 22, 1832

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