He who only tastes his error will long dwell with it, will take delight in it as in a singular felicity; while he who drains it to the dregs will, if he be not crazy, find it to be what it is. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The brilliant passes, like the dew at morn; The true endures, for ages yet unborn. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe dew truth age Great passions are incurable diseases. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe incurable-disease passion disease Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe privilege judging heart What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe profit change mind What makes people happy is activity; changing evil itself into good by power, working in a God like manner. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe evil happiness people There are people who make no mistakes because they never wish to do anything worth doing. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wish mistake people On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe discipline success men Doesn't surprise me that Christ our Lord preferred to live with whores and sinners, seeing I go in for that myself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe surprise lord christ Yes! to this thought I hold with firm persistence; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe persistence freedom wisdom Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe shadow light When translating one must proceed up to the intranslatable; only then one becomes aware of the foreign nation and the foreign tongue. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe tongue translate language Art is based on a strong sentiment of religion,--on a profound and mighty earnestness; hence it is so prone to co-operate with religion. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe strong profound art To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed That can make life a garden. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe marriage friendship life To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe anticipation evil lost Old age is never honored among us, but only indulged, as childhood is; and old men lose one of the most precious rights of man,--that of being judged by their peers. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe childhood rights men We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies Johann Wolfgang von Goethe beautiful men lying There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe foundation moral doe Energy will do anything that can be done in the world; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities will make a two-legged animal a man without it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe opportunity animal men That which is eternal in Woman lifts us above. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe eternal women eternity Wealth and speed are what the world admires, what each pursues. Railways, express mails, steamships and every possible facility for communications are the achievement in which the civilized world view and revels, only to languish in mediocrity by that very fact. Indeed, the effect of this diffusion is to spread the culture of the mediocre. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe achievement communication views
