Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( 10 of 179 )
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his read more
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
[Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]
The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
[Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]
Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
Also unto the devil sticks.
[Ger., Auch die Kultur, die read more
Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
Also unto the devil sticks.
[Ger., Auch die Kultur, die alle Welt beleckt,
Hat auf den Teufel sich erstreckt.]
Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare
it so when, according to time and circumstances, one read more
Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare
it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done
one's best.
[Ger., So eine Arbeit wird eigentlich nie fertig; man muss sie
fur fertig erklaren, wenn man nach Zeit und Umstand das
Moglichste getan hat.]
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man almost nothing.
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man almost nothing.
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if read more
When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.
By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect
By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect
Power is neither male nor female.
Power is neither male nor female.
In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.
In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.
