Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe creativityopen-mindedlife He who is firm and resolute in will molds the world to himself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe moldstay-strongworld The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don't understand; no wonder they come to grief. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe unhappy-personstrengthgrief He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe being-stronginspirational-lifeneeds Plunge boldly into the thick of life! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe plungeseize-the-dayadventure Faith is like private capital, stored in one's own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe officehouseneeds A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe magiclovelife Nature! We live in her midst and know her not. She is incessantly speaking to us, but betrays not her secret. We constantly act upon her, and yet have no power over her. Variant: NATURE! We are surrounded and embraced by her: powerless to separate ourselves from her, and powerless to penetrate beyond her. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe midstnaturesecret Tolerance should, strictly speaking, be only a passing mood; it ought to lead to acknowledgment and appreciation. To tolerate a person is to affront him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe tolerancemoodappreciation If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe childhoodshould-havechildren To rule is easy, to govern difficult. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe politicsgovernmenteasy There are but few who have ideas and are, at the same time, capable of action. Ideas enlarge but stymie, action enlivens but confines. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe capableactionideas A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe educationteacherlife A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe great-philosophersscholarphilosopher A useless life is an early death. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe indolenceuselesslife A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe being-aloneinspirationalchildren No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe misunderstoodcommunicationsociety We don't get to know anything but what we love. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe knowslove But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe oneselflimitsart Is not the core of nature in the heart of man? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe natureheartmen
