Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( 10 of 179 )
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking
The society of women is the element of good manners.
The society of women is the element of good manners.
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for read more
Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her.
He who does not stretch himself according to the coverlet finds
his feet uncovered.
[Ger., Wer sich nicht read more
He who does not stretch himself according to the coverlet finds
his feet uncovered.
[Ger., Wer sich nicht nach der Decke streckt,
Dem bleiben die Fusse unbedeckt.]
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make read more
The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
God could cause us considerable embarrassment by revealing all the secrets of nature to us: we should not know what read more
God could cause us considerable embarrassment by revealing all the secrets of nature to us: we should not know what to do for sheer apathy and boredom.
