Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( 10 of 179 )
As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
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As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
One sole meaning still the same:
This is Truth, eternal Reason,
Which from Beauty takes its dress,
And serene through time and season
Stands aye in loveliness.
In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.
In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.
I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the
popular breath may chance to raise him.
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I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the
popular breath may chance to raise him.
[Ger., Ich halte nichts von dem, der von sich denkt
Wie ihn das Volk vielleicht erheben mochte.]
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann read more
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.]
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]
For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]
For the nature of women is closely allied to art
For the nature of women is closely allied to art
The coward threatens when he is safe.
The coward threatens when he is safe.
He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
