A man who does not know foreign language is ignorant of his own. Johann von Goethe More Quotes by Johann von Goethe More Quotes From Johann von Goethe If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own. Johann von Goethe If I love you, what business is it of yours Johann von Goethe If your treat an individual ... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be. Johann von Goethe It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but not for a serious-minded man to marry a lighthearted woman. Johann von Goethe It is not enough to have knowledge, one must also apply it. It is not enough to have wishes, one must also accomplish. Johann von Goethe Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live. Johann von Goethe Life is not anything, but an opportunity for something. Johann von Goethe Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age. Johann von Goethe Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. Johann von Goethe Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe, but to find out what he has to do and to restrain himself within the limits of his comprehension. Johann von Goethe Man supposes that he directs his life and governs his actions, when his existence is irretrievably under the control of destiny. Johann von Goethe Mathematicians are like Frenchmen whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different. Johann von Goethe My poor head is in such a whirl, my mind is all in bits. Johann von Goethe No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstood others. Johann von Goethe Nothing is as terrible to see as ignorance in action. Johann von Goethe Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. Johann von Goethe One man's word is no man's word we should quietly hear both sides. Johann von Goethe One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste. Johann von Goethe 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. Johann von Goethe Our friends show us what we can do our enemies teach us what we must do. Johann von Goethe
