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Goethe Quotes: "Of the book of books most wondrous is the tender book of love."

Of the book of books most wondrous is the tender book of love.



Goethe Quotes: "Live dangerously and you live right."

Live dangerously and you live right.




Goethe Quotes: "I know nothing more mocking than a devil that despairs."

I know nothing more mocking than a devil that despairs.



Goethe Quotes: "Beware of a man of one book."

Beware of a man of one book.




Goethe Quotes: "Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent."

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.



Goethe Quotes: "The greater the knowledge, the greater the doubt."

The greater the knowledge, the greater the doubt.



Goethe Quotes: "He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy."

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.




Goethe Quotes: "There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior."

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.



Goethe Quotes: "So, lively brisk old fellow, don't let age get you down. White hairs or not, you can still be a lover."

So, lively brisk old fellow, don't let age get you down. White hairs or not, you can still be a lover.



Goethe Quotes: "Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art."

Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.



Goethe Quotes: "Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness."

Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.



Goethe Quotes: "Doubt can only be removed by action."

Doubt can only be removed by action.




Goethe Quotes: "The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them."

The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.



Goethe Quotes: "Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world."

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.



Goethe Quotes: "Chess is the touchstone of intellect."

Chess is the touchstone of intellect.



Goethe Quotes: "We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives."

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.



Goethe Quotes: "All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again."

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.



Goethe Quotes: "It is the nature of grace always to fill spaces that have been empty."

It is the nature of grace always to fill spaces that have been empty.



Goethe Quotes: "I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon it."

I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon it.



Goethe Quotes: "Create, artist, do not talk."

Create, artist, do not talk.



Goethe Quotes: "To have more, you must first be more."

To have more, you must first be more.



Goethe Quotes: "Humor is one of the elements of genius--admirable as an adjunct; but as soon as it becomes dominant, only a surrogate for genius."

Humor is one of the elements of genius--admirable as an adjunct; but as soon as it becomes dominant, only a surrogate for genius.



Goethe Quotes: "If you wish to advance into the infinite, explore the finite in all directions."

If you wish to advance into the infinite, explore the finite in all directions.



Goethe Quotes: "What is my life if I am no longer useful to others."

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.



Goethe Quotes: "Painting and tattooing the body is a return to animalism."

Painting and tattooing the body is a return to animalism.



Goethe Quotes: "Science has been seriously retarded by the study of what is not worth knowing and of what is not knowable."

Science has been seriously retarded by the study of what is not worth knowing and of what is not knowable.



Goethe Quotes: "He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without."

He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.



Goethe Quotes: "He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm."

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.



Goethe Quotes: "Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting."

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.



Goethe Quotes: "What you can do, or think you can, begin it."

What you can do, or think you can, begin it.



Goethe Quotes: "The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals."

The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals.



Goethe Quotes: "Every spoken word arouses our self-will."

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.



Goethe Quotes: "Our senses don't deceive us: our judgment does"

Our senses don't deceive us: our judgment does



Goethe Quotes: "We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavor to erase them."

We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavor to erase them.



Goethe Quotes: "We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens."

We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens.



Goethe Quotes: "No prudent antagonist thinks light of his adversaries."

No prudent antagonist thinks light of his adversaries.



Goethe Quotes: "Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded."

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.



Goethe Quotes: "In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable."

In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.



Goethe Quotes: "Only law can give us freedom."

Only law can give us freedom.



Goethe Quotes: "The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive."

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive.



Goethe Quotes: "Energy is the basis of everything. Every Jew, no matter how insignificant, is engaged in some decisive and immediate pursuit of a goal... It is the most perpetual people of the earth."

Energy is the basis of everything. Every Jew, no matter how insignificant, is engaged in some decisive and immediate pursuit of a goal... It is the most perpetual people of the earth.



Goethe Quotes: "For the nature of a women is closely allied to art. [Ger., Denn das Naturell der Frauen Ist so nah mit Kunst verwandt.]"

For the nature of a women is closely allied to art. [Ger., Denn das Naturell der Frauen Ist so nah mit Kunst verwandt.]



Goethe Quotes: "It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united."

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.



Goethe Quotes: "Nothing is worth more than this day."

Nothing is worth more than this day.



Goethe Quotes: "Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate."

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.



Goethe Quotes: "There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight."

There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.



Goethe Quotes: "Don't dissipate your powers; strive to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but it will surely repent of every ill-judged outlay."

Don't dissipate your powers; strive to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but it will surely repent of every ill-judged outlay.



Goethe Quotes: "Sceptics are yet the most credulous."

Sceptics are yet the most credulous.



Goethe Quotes: "To a valet no man is a hero."

To a valet no man is a hero.