Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes
He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.
He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.
He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.
He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he is quite unworthy of it.
He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without.
How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you.
How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking; always by doing. Try to do your duty, and you'll know right away what you amount to.
I call architecture frozen music.
I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator.
I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.
I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.
I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.
I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.
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