Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Biography
Type: Poet
Nationality: German
Born: August 28, 1749
Died: March 22, 1832

A clever man commits no minor blunders.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A person hears only what they understand.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A useless life is an early death.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Age merely shows what children we remain.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

All things are only transitory.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

An unused life is an early death.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe