Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

The church alone beyond all question
Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.
[Ger., Die Kirch' allein, read more

The church alone beyond all question
Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.
[Ger., Die Kirch' allein, meine lieben Frauen,
Kann ungerechtes Gut verdauen.]

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in read more

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.

Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession
of prosperous days.
[Ger., Alles in der read more

Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession
of prosperous days.
[Ger., Alles in der Welt lasst sich ertragen,
Nur nicht eine Reihe von schonen Tagen.]

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error