Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.
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It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.
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None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
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He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.
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This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
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Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
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The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
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There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
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He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.
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All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
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All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
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We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.
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All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
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Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.
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Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.
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He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion.
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The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross.
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No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
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Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.
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The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.
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Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.
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