It is only in misery that we recognize the hand of God leading good men to good. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe He who cannot love must learn to flatter. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famous-lovelove Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe endureperseverancethee People are so constituted that everybody would rather undertake what they see others do, whether they have an aptitude for it or not. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe aptitudeoriginalitypeople The artist has a twofold relation to nature; he is at once her master and her slave. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe slavenatureartist Perfection is the measure of heaven, and the wish to be perfect the measure of man. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe perfectmenheaven When ideas fail, words come in very handy. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sarcasmsarcasticwar Mysteries are not necessarily miracles. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe magicmiracleliterature One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe managementenoughtime Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wellsabsenceopportunity Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned in your letter, so that I might have something to press against my heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ballet-classdanceheart Ohne Hast, aber ohne Rast. - Without haste, but without rest. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe haste Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe communicationinspirationtravel If you call a thing bad you do little, if you call a thing good you do much Johann Wolfgang von Goethe positivityattitudepositive If you want to make life easy, make it hard. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe motivationalpositivelife The further one advances in experience, the closer one comes to the unfathomable; the more one learns to utilize experience, the more one recognizes that the unfathomable is of no practical value. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe practicalsexperiencelearning A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe inner-peacestrivehappiness I have found among my papers a sheet . . . in which I call architecture frozen music. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe frozenarchitecturepaper We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe doubteducationknowledge Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe deceptionhonestychildren For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe failingliteratureideas
