Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( 10 of 179 )
What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., read more
What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., Zwar sind sie an das Beste nicht gewohnt,
Allein sie haben schrecklich viel gelesen.]
The trouble is small, the fun is great.
[Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]
The trouble is small, the fun is great.
[Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]
Doubt can only be removed by action.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
He who moves not forward goes backward!
A capital saying!
He who moves not forward goes backward!
A capital saying!
A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows read more
A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows how to intersperse conversation with the former in fit places, and to recollect the latter on proper occasions
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, read more
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.
The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.
The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, read more
When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want in the moment
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want in the moment
