Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes

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All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Knowledge, Everyone Else, My Own

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Motivational, Apply, Willing, Knowing

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life, Green, Springs, Golden

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.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Inspirational, Song, Read, Poem

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Word, Spoken, Every, Spoken Word

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Thoughts, Difficult, Most Difficult Thing

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wisdom, Conquer, Own, Anew

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sensitive, Give, Possession, Overly

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Seize, Will, Always, Plunge

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Love, Courtesy, Springs, Allied

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Enthusiasm, World, Depends, Rests

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Death, Through, Eternity, A Good Man

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Will, Devote, Then, Object

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Children, Nothing, Geniuses, Early

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Man, Right, Who, Right Man

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Words, About, Generous, Kindly

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Envy, Hatred, Dislike, Passive

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Mind, Through, Means, Purest

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Alone, Own, Will, Uttered

Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Through, Here, Remains, Cheerful

Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Children, Need, Unlike, Ups

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Feet, Ball, Which, Wherever

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Men, Knowing, Other, Self-Knowledge

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Love, Relationship, Young, Young Men

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Will, Doubts, Anyone, Convictions

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Himself, Importance, Author, Solitude

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own advantage in all that happens to them.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Own, Them, Advantage, Sensible Person

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ridiculous, Finds, Almost, Sensible

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Never, Fortune, Closely, Fools

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Society, How, Would, Misunderstood

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