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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes

I am amazed to see how deliberately I have entangled myself step by step. To have seen my position so clearly, and yet to have acted so like a child! Picture Quote #1

The suffering may be moral or physical; and in my opinion it is just as absurd to call a man a coward who destroys himself, as to call a man a coward who dies of a malignant fever Picture Quote #1

It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated Picture Quote #1

How many kings are governed by their ministers, how many ministers by their secretaries? Who, in such cases, is really the chief? Picture Quote #1

Is this the destiny of man? Is he only happy before he has acquired his reason or after he has lost it? Picture Quote #1

I’ve often heard it said a preacher might learn with a comedian for a teacher Picture Quote #1

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Truth is contrary to our nature, not so error, and this for a very simple reason: truth demands that we should recognize ourselves as limited, error flatters us that, in one way or another, we are unlimited Picture Quote #1

I was oppressed with the sensations I then felt; I sunk under the weight of them Picture Quote #1

For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people’s behavior Picture Quote #1

How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart Picture Quote #1

Once more I am a wanderer, a pilgrim, through the world. But what else are you? Picture Quote #1

I am fully convinced that the soul is indestructible, and its activity will continue through eternity Picture Quote #1

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We’re only really thinking when we can’t think out fully what we are really thinking about! Picture Quote #1

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that Picture Quote #1

If there is confusion in your head and in your heart, what more do you want! A man who no longer loves and no longer errs should have himself buried straight away Picture Quote #1

What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness? Picture Quote #1

Tolerance should really only be a passing attitude: it should lead to appreciation. To tolerate is to offend Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I don’t understand how another can love her, is allowed to love her, since I love her so completely myself, so intensely, so fully, grasp nothing, know nothing, have nothing but her! Picture Quote #1

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It’s true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves, and the masses who imitate without knowing at all what they want Picture Quote #1

I examine my own being, and find there a world, but a world rather of imagination and dim desires, than of distinctness and living power. Then everything swims before my senses, and I smile and dream while pursuing my way through the world Picture Quote #1

A man’s shortcomings are taken from his epoch; his virtues and greatness belong to himself Picture Quote #1

An angel! Nonsense! Everybody so describes his mistress; and yet I find it impossible to tell you how perfect she is, or why she is so perfect: suffice it to say she has captivated all my senses Picture Quote #1

To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult Picture Quote #1

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Since you know me and my destiny only too well, you probably also know what attracts me to all unfortunate people Picture Quote #1

The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it Picture Quote #1

Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see Picture Quote #1

Who is the happiest man? He who is alive to the merit of others, and can rejoice in their enjoyment as if it were his own Picture Quote #1

Each ten years of a man’s life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires Picture Quote #1

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man Picture Quote #1

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I am amazed to see how deliberately I have entangled myself step by step. To have seen my position so clearly, and yet to have acted so like a child! (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The suffering may be moral or physical; and in my opinion it is just as absurd to call a man a coward who destroys himself, as to call a man a coward who dies of a malignant fever (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) How many kings are governed by their ministers, how many ministers by their secretaries? Who, in such cases, is really the chief? (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Is this the destiny of man? Is he only happy before he has acquired his reason or after he has lost it? (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) I’ve often heard it said a preacher might learn with a comedian for a teacher (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Truth is contrary to our nature, not so error, and this for a very simple reason: truth demands that we should recognize ourselves as limited, error flatters us that, in one way or another, we are unlimited (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) I was oppressed with the sensations I then felt; I sunk under the weight of them (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people’s behavior (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Once more I am a wanderer, a pilgrim, through the world. But what else are you? (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) I am fully convinced that the soul is indestructible, and its activity will continue through eternity (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) We’re only really thinking when we can’t think out fully what we are really thinking about! (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) If there is confusion in your head and in your heart, what more do you want! A man who no longer loves and no longer errs should have himself buried straight away (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness? (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Tolerance should really only be a passing attitude: it should lead to appreciation. To tolerate is to offend (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Sometimes I don’t understand how another can love her, is allowed to love her, since I love her so completely myself, so intensely, so fully, grasp nothing, know nothing, have nothing but her! (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) It’s true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves, and the masses who imitate without knowing at all what they want (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) I examine my own being, and find there a world, but a world rather of imagination and dim desires, than of distinctness and living power. Then everything swims before my senses, and I smile and dream while pursuing my way through the world (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) A man’s shortcomings are taken from his epoch; his virtues and greatness belong to himself (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) An angel! Nonsense! Everybody so describes his mistress; and yet I find it impossible to tell you how perfect she is, or why she is so perfect: suffice it to say she has captivated all my senses (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Since you know me and my destiny only too well, you probably also know what attracts me to all unfortunate people (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Who is the happiest man? He who is alive to the merit of others, and can rejoice in their enjoyment as if it were his own (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Each ten years of a man’s life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes)

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