quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!"
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

""Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.""
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

" We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"knowing is not enough,we must apply
willing is not enough,we must do.."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.
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— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and -- if at all possible -- speak a few sensible words."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"By seeking and blundering we learn."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"If i Love you, what business is it of yours?"
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

""The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving""
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Whatever you do or dream you can do—begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.
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— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"A person hears only what they understand."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes"
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe