Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

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

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit;
What's genuine, shall posterity inherit.
[Ger., Was glanzt ist read more

What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit;
What's genuine, shall posterity inherit.
[Ger., Was glanzt ist fur den Augenblick geboren;
Das Aechte bleibt der Nachwelt unverloren.]

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.