Patriotism corrupts history. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More Quotes From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe In art, the best is good enough. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe good-enoughenoughart Experiments are mediators between nature and idea. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe technologyscienceideas A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe self-respectself-esteemliterature The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine Johann Wolfgang von Goethe richwinewant He who is firm in will molds the world to himself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe firmmoldworld Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe hoursinfinitemoments If you don't know foreign languages, you don't know anything about your own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe foreign-languagelanguageknows Man... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfactions instruct him concerning himself, teach him what to seek and what to avoid. For the rest, man is a confused creature; he knows not whence he comes or whither he goes, he knows little of the world, and above all, he knows little of himself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe confusedsufferingmen The greatest joy of a thinking man is to have searched the explored and to quietly revere the unexplored. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe joymenthinking Mere curiosity adds wings to every step. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe curiositywingsadd If you want to reach the infinite, then explore every aspect of the finite. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gardenwantreligion If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wishmindmen It is sometimes essential for a husband and a wife to quarrel - they get to know each other better. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe marriagewifehusband All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe being-yourselfmarriagelove Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe smilelaughterinspirational The mark of highest originality lies in the ability to develop a familiar idea so fruitfully that it would seem no one else would ever have discovered so much to be hidden in it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe originalitylyingideas Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe favourgenerositywinning Night is the other half of life, and the better half. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe other-halfhalfnight Painting and tattooing the body is a return to animalism. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe returntattoobody He is happy as well as great who needs neither to obey nor to command in order to be something. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe heroorderneeds
