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Goethe Quotes: "One is never deceived; one deceives oneself."

One is never deceived; one deceives oneself.



Goethe Quotes: "We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden."

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.




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

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



Goethe Quotes: "The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.




Goethe Quotes: "Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child."

Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.



Goethe Quotes: "To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods."

To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods.



Goethe Quotes: "Wisdom is found only in truth."

Wisdom is found only in truth.




Goethe Quotes: "The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility."

The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.



Goethe Quotes: "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love"

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love



Goethe Quotes: "Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever."

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.



Goethe Quotes: "Progress has not followed a straight ascending line, but a spiral with rhythms of progress and retrogression, of evolution and dissolution."

Progress has not followed a straight ascending line, but a spiral with rhythms of progress and retrogression, of evolution and dissolution.



Goethe Quotes: "Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes."

Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.




Goethe Quotes: "To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult."

To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.



Goethe Quotes: "One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude."

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.



Goethe Quotes: "As long as you are not aware of the continual law of Die and Be Again, you are merely a vague guest on a dark Earth."

As long as you are not aware of the continual law of Die and Be Again, you are merely a vague guest on a dark Earth.



Goethe Quotes: "The man of understanding finds everything laughable."

The man of understanding finds everything laughable.



Goethe Quotes: "People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities."

People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities.



Goethe Quotes: "Yet through delivery orators succeed, I feel that I am far behind indeed. [Ger., Allein der Vortrag macht des Redners Gluck, Ich fuhl es wohl noch bin ich weit zuruck.]"

Yet through delivery orators succeed, I feel that I am far behind indeed. [Ger., Allein der Vortrag macht des Redners Gluck, Ich fuhl es wohl noch bin ich weit zuruck.]



Goethe Quotes: "Great endowments often announce themselves in youth in the form of singularity and awkwardness."

Great endowments often announce themselves in youth in the form of singularity and awkwardness.



Goethe Quotes: "Once you have missed the first buttonhole, you'll never manage to button up."

Once you have missed the first buttonhole, you'll never manage to button up.



Goethe Quotes: "Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose."

Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose.



Goethe Quotes: "What makes people happy is activity; changing evil itself into good by power, working in a God like manner."

What makes people happy is activity; changing evil itself into good by power, working in a God like manner.



Goethe Quotes: "Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child."

Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.



Goethe Quotes: "Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise."

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.



Goethe Quotes: "Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves."

Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.



Goethe Quotes: "Sin writes histories, goodness is silent."

Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.



Goethe Quotes: "Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are."

Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are.



Goethe Quotes: "All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience."

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience.



Goethe Quotes: "Very few people love others for what they are; rather, they love what they lend them, their own selves, their own idea of them."

Very few people love others for what they are; rather, they love what they lend them, their own selves, their own idea of them.



Goethe Quotes: "A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government."

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.



Goethe Quotes: "Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality."

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.



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

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



Goethe Quotes: "Love does not rule; but it trains, and that is more."

Love does not rule; but it trains, and that is more.



Goethe Quotes: "Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.



Goethe Quotes: "The more one knows, the more one comprehends, the more one realizes that everything turns in a circle."

The more one knows, the more one comprehends, the more one realizes that everything turns in a circle.



Goethe Quotes: "Few people have the imagination for reality."

Few people have the imagination for reality.



Goethe Quotes: "Belief is not the beginning of knowledge - it is the end."

Belief is not the beginning of knowledge - it is the end.



Goethe Quotes: "Life is too short to drink bad wine."

Life is too short to drink bad wine.



Goethe Quotes: "What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes."

What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes.



Goethe Quotes: "There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings."

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.



Goethe Quotes: "True love is love that stays constant for ever, whatever it's fortune; whether requited or scored, filled or sent empty away."

True love is love that stays constant for ever, whatever it's fortune; whether requited or scored, filled or sent empty away.



Goethe Quotes: "If I love you, what business is it of yours?"

If I love you, what business is it of yours?



Goethe Quotes: "Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away."

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.



Goethe Quotes: "We must be young to do great things."

We must be young to do great things.



Goethe Quotes: "Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time."

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.



Goethe Quotes: "Mankind? That is an abstraction. There have always been and always will be only individuals."

Mankind? That is an abstraction. There have always been and always will be only individuals.



Goethe Quotes: "Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest. [Ger., Wo viel Licht is, ist starker Schatten.]"

Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest. [Ger., Wo viel Licht is, ist starker Schatten.]



Goethe Quotes: "Investigate what is, and not what pleases."

Investigate what is, and not what pleases.



Goethe Quotes: "It is ever true that he who does nothing for others, does nothing for himself." ~ Goethe"

It is ever true that he who does nothing for others, does nothing for himself." ~ Goethe