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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes

With the growth of knowledge our ideas must from time to time be organized afresh. The change takes place usually in accordance with new maxims as they arise, but it always remains provisional Picture Quote #1

The greatest piece of folly is that every man thinks himself compelled to hand down what people think they have known Picture Quote #1

When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves Picture Quote #1

The real scholar learns how to evolve the unknown from the known, and draws near the master Picture Quote #1

Truth is a torch, but a huge one, and so it is only with blinking eyes what we all of us try to get past it, in actual terror of being burnt Picture Quote #1

Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of Picture Quote #1

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A talent can be cultivated in tranquility; a character only in the rushing stream of life Picture Quote #1

Our mistakes and failures are always the first to strike us, and outweigh in our imagination what we have accomplished and attained Picture Quote #1

Man would not be the finest creature in the world if he were not too fine for it Picture Quote #1

How many years must a man do nothing, before he can at all know what is to be done and how to do it! Picture Quote #1

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her Picture Quote #1

There is nothing by which men display their character so much as in what they consider ridiculous... Fools and sensible men are equally innocuous. It is in the half fools and the half wise that the great danger lies Picture Quote #1

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I never believed in trying to do anything. Whatever I set out to do I found I had already accomplished Picture Quote #1

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out discretion, and so disappears the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverably for ourselves and for others Picture Quote #1

The close and thoughtful observer more and more learns to recognize his limitations. He realizes that with the steady growth of knowledge more and more new problems keep on emerging Picture Quote #1

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect Picture Quote #1

Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing Picture Quote #1

For the butterfly, mating and propagation involve the sacrifice of life, for the human being, the sacrifice of beauty Picture Quote #1

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The beautiful is a phenomenon which is never apparent of itself, but is reflected in a thousand different works of the creator Picture Quote #1

Faith is like private capital, stored in one’s own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself Picture Quote #1

Do not, I beg you, look for anything behind phenomena. They are themselves their own lesson Picture Quote #1

One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with many at the right moment Picture Quote #1

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion, nothing seemed more natural to me than to fashion my own Picture Quote #1

These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation Picture Quote #1

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You don’t have to travel around the world to understand that the sky is blue everywhere Picture Quote #1

Good children’s literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child Picture Quote #1

The assault of our enemies is not part of our life; it is only part of our experience; we throw it off and guard ourselves against it as against frost, storm, rain, hail, or any other of the external evils which may be expected to happen Picture Quote #1

I have always paid attention to the merits of my enemies, and found it an advantage Picture Quote #1

Most man only care for science so far as they get a living by it, and that they worship even error when it affords them a subsistence Picture Quote #1

The most difficult thing is what is thought to be the simplest; to really see the things which are before your eyes Picture Quote #1

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With the growth of knowledge our ideas must from time to time be organized afresh. The change takes place usually in accordance with new maxims as they arise, but it always remains provisional (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The greatest piece of folly is that every man thinks himself compelled to hand down what people think they have known (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The real scholar learns how to evolve the unknown from the known, and draws near the master (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Truth is a torch, but a huge one, and so it is only with blinking eyes what we all of us try to get past it, in actual terror of being burnt (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) A talent can be cultivated in tranquility; a character only in the rushing stream of life (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Our mistakes and failures are always the first to strike us, and outweigh in our imagination what we have accomplished and attained (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Man would not be the finest creature in the world if he were not too fine for it (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) How many years must a man do nothing, before he can at all know what is to be done and how to do it! (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) There is nothing by which men display their character so much as in what they consider ridiculous... Fools and sensible men are equally innocuous. It is in the half fools and the half wise that the great danger lies (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) I never believed in trying to do anything. Whatever I set out to do I found I had already accomplished (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out discretion, and so disappears the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverably for ourselves and for others (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The close and thoughtful observer more and more learns to recognize his limitations. He realizes that with the steady growth of knowledge more and more new problems keep on emerging (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) For the butterfly, mating and propagation involve the sacrifice of life, for the human being, the sacrifice of beauty (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The beautiful is a phenomenon which is never apparent of itself, but is reflected in a thousand different works of the creator (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Faith is like private capital, stored in one’s own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Do not, I beg you, look for anything behind phenomena. They are themselves their own lesson (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with many at the right moment (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion, nothing seemed more natural to me than to fashion my own (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) You don’t have to travel around the world to understand that the sky is blue everywhere (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Good children’s literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The assault of our enemies is not part of our life; it is only part of our experience; we throw it off and guard ourselves against it as against frost, storm, rain, hail, or any other of the external evils which may be expected to happen (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) I have always paid attention to the merits of my enemies, and found it an advantage (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Most man only care for science so far as they get a living by it, and that they worship even error when it affords them a subsistence (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The most difficult thing is what is thought to be the simplest; to really see the things which are before your eyes (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes)

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