Quotations and wise sayings
Famous quotes from the german writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
was a German writer, biologist, pictorial artist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
“Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.”
“Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it, and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.“
“Personality is everything in art and poetry.”
“Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops.“
“There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables.“
“Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid“
“If your treat an individual… as if he were what he ought to ve and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.“
“Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.“
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