How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe But one must know where one stands, and where the others wish to go. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wish knows advice Time itself is an element. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe elements Certain books seem to be written, not that we might learn from them, but in order that we might see how much the author knows. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe might order book Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe passion vices power No one has ever learned fully to know themselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe learning literature knows To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities Johann Wolfgang von Goethe overestimate capacity men We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sarcastic teaching funny How many years must a man do nothing, before he can at all know what is to be done and how to do it! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe done men years How circumscribed is woman's destiny! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe destiny There is no crime of which I do not deem myself capable. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe capable crime All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spring tree life It is better to be deceived by one's friends than to deceive them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe deceived-us deceived deceiving Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe persuasion majority men Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe girl love life If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe being-single being-yourself gay Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe literature should heart All things are only transitory. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe transitory literature all-things You can’t, if you can’t feel it, if it never Rises from the soul, and sways The heart of every single hearer, With deepest power, in simple ways. You’ll sit forever, gluing things together, Cooking up a stew from other’s scraps, Blowing on a miserable fire, Made from your heap of dying ash. Let apes and children praise your art, If their admiration’s to your taste, But you’ll never speak from heart to heart, Unless it rises up from your heart’s space. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe simple children art Just trust yourself and you'll learn the art of living. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe art-of-living trust-yourself art The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe appreciate time appreciation
