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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes

Alas, I have studied philosophy, the law as well as medicine, and to my sorrow, theology; studied them well with ardent zeal, yet here I am, a wretched fool, no wiser than I was before Picture Quote #1

Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book Picture Quote #1

Say what we may of the inadequacy of translation, yet the work is and will always be one of the weightiest and worthiest undertakings in the general concerns of the world Picture Quote #1

Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront Picture Quote #1

A man’s name is not like a mantle which merely hangs about him... but a perfectly fitting garment, which, like the skin, has grown over him, at which one cannot rake and scrape without injuring the man himself Picture Quote #1

What you have inherited from your fathers, earn over again for yourselves, or it will not be yours Picture Quote #1

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Whoever makes it a rule to test action by thought, thought by action, cannot falter, and if he does, will soon find his way back to the right road Picture Quote #1

Every decided colour does a certain violence to the eye, and forces the organ to opposition Picture Quote #1

Men’s prejudices rest upon their character for the time being and cannot be overcome, as being part and parcel of themselves. Neither evidence nor common sense nor reason has the slightest influence upon them Picture Quote #1

Art is in itself noble; that is why the artist has no fear of what is common. This, indeed, is already ennobled when he takes it up Picture Quote #1

What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes Picture Quote #1

The useful may be trusted to further itself, for many produce it and no one can do without it; but the beautiful must be specially encouraged, for few can present it, while yet all have need of it Picture Quote #1

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No one feels himself easy in a garden which does not look like the open country Picture Quote #1

How many years you have to keep on doing, until you know what to do and how to do! Picture Quote #1

Of the truly creative no one is ever master; it must be left to go its own way Picture Quote #1

If you treat men the way they are you never improve them. If you treat them the way you want them to be, you do Picture Quote #1

A wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise Picture Quote #1

At bottom, no real object is unpoetical, if the poet knows how to use it properly Picture Quote #1

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A man would create another man if one did not already exist, but a woman might live an eternity without even thinking of reproducing her own sex Picture Quote #1

There is nothing more frightful than for a teacher to know only what his scholars are intended to know Picture Quote #1

Every great idea exerts, on first appearing, a tyrannical influence: Hence, the advantages it brings are turned all too soon into disadvantages Picture Quote #1

The arts are the salt of the earth; as salt relates to food, the arts relate to technology Picture Quote #1

Whenever I hear people talking about liberal ideas, I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive Picture Quote #1

Everything perfect in its kind has to transcend its own kind, it must become something different and incomparable. In some notes the nightingale is still a bird; then it rises above its class and seems to suggest to every winged creature what singing is truly like Picture Quote #1

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Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and, by our very acknowledgment, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher, and are worthy to be on a level with it Picture Quote #1

Man... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfactions instruct him concerning himself, teach him what to seek and what to avoid. For the rest, man is a confused creature; he knows not whence he comes or whither he goes, he knows little of the world, and above all, he knows little of himself Picture Quote #1

Mathematics has the completely false reputation of yielding infallible conclusions. Its infallibility is nothing but identity. Two times two is not four, but it is just two times two, and that is what we call four for short. But four is nothing new at all. And thus it goes on and on in its conclusions, except that in the higher formulas the identity fades out of sight Picture Quote #1

The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently Picture Quote #1

Basic characteristics of an individual organism: to divide, to unite, to merge into the universal, to abide in the particular, to transform itself, to define itself, and as living things tend to appear under a thousand conditions, to arise and vanish, to solidify and melt, to freeze and flow, to expand and contract. Since these effects occur together, any or all may occur at the same moment Picture Quote #1

It is not given to us to grasp the truth, which is identical with the divine, directly. We perceive it only in reflection, in example and symbol, in singular and related appearances. It meets us as a kind of life which is incomprehensible to us, and yet we cannot free ourselves from the desire to comprehend it Picture Quote #1

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Alas, I have studied philosophy, the law as well as medicine, and to my sorrow, theology; studied them well with ardent zeal, yet here I am, a wretched fool, no wiser than I was before (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Say what we may of the inadequacy of translation, yet the work is and will always be one of the weightiest and worthiest undertakings in the general concerns of the world (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) A man’s name is not like a mantle which merely hangs about him... but a perfectly fitting garment, which, like the skin, has grown over him, at which one cannot rake and scrape without injuring the man himself (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) What you have inherited from your fathers, earn over again for yourselves, or it will not be yours (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Whoever makes it a rule to test action by thought, thought by action, cannot falter, and if he does, will soon find his way back to the right road (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Every decided colour does a certain violence to the eye, and forces the organ to opposition (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Men’s prejudices rest upon their character for the time being and cannot be overcome, as being part and parcel of themselves. Neither evidence nor common sense nor reason has the slightest influence upon them (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Art is in itself noble; that is why the artist has no fear of what is common. This, indeed, is already ennobled when he takes it up (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The useful may be trusted to further itself, for many produce it and no one can do without it; but the beautiful must be specially encouraged, for few can present it, while yet all have need of it (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) No one feels himself easy in a garden which does not look like the open country (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) How many years you have to keep on doing, until you know what to do and how to do! (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Of the truly creative no one is ever master; it must be left to go its own way (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) If you treat men the way they are you never improve them. If you treat them the way you want them to be, you do (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) A wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) At bottom, no real object is unpoetical, if the poet knows how to use it properly (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) A man would create another man if one did not already exist, but a woman might live an eternity without even thinking of reproducing her own sex (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) There is nothing more frightful than for a teacher to know only what his scholars are intended to know (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Every great idea exerts, on first appearing, a tyrannical influence: Hence, the advantages it brings are turned all too soon into disadvantages (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The arts are the salt of the earth; as salt relates to food, the arts relate to technology (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Whenever I hear people talking about liberal ideas, I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Everything perfect in its kind has to transcend its own kind, it must become something different and incomparable. In some notes the nightingale is still a bird; then it rises above its class and seems to suggest to every winged creature what singing is truly like (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and, by our very acknowledgment, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher, and are worthy to be on a level with it (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Man... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfactions instruct him concerning himself, teach him what to seek and what to avoid. For the rest, man is a confused creature; he knows not whence he comes or whither he goes, he knows little of the world, and above all, he knows little of himself (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Mathematics has the completely false reputation of yielding infallible conclusions. Its infallibility is nothing but identity. Two times two is not four, but it is just two times two, and that is what we call four for short. But four is nothing new at all. And thus it goes on and on in its conclusions, except that in the higher formulas the identity fades out of sight (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) Basic characteristics of an individual organism: to divide, to unite, to merge into the universal, to abide in the particular, to transform itself, to define itself, and as living things tend to appear under a thousand conditions, to arise and vanish, to solidify and melt, to freeze and flow, to expand and contract. Since these effects occur together, any or all may occur at the same moment (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes) It is not given to us to grasp the truth, which is identical with the divine, directly. We perceive it only in reflection, in example and symbol, in singular and related appearances. It meets us as a kind of life which is incomprehensible to us, and yet we cannot free ourselves from the desire to comprehend it (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes)

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