I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote I call architecture frozen music.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and, by our very acknowledgment, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher, and are worthy to be on a level with it.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote Biography
German poet, novelist and playwright, 1749 - 1832
