Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe quote

Biography

German poet, novelist and playwright, 1749 - 1832