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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
«What I possess I would gladly retain, change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
amuses, profits
«No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man will, indeed, often see and judge the same things differently on different occasions: early convictions must give way to more mature ones. Nevertheless, may not the opinions that a man holds and expresses withstand all trials, if he only remains true to himself and others?»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
acknowledge, and others, apply, convictions, differently, expresses, give way, mature, nevertheless, occasions, temperaments, Trials, true to, withstand
«Every situation, every moment -- is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.»
«What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Life,
Perspective,
Priorities
«You had better live your best, think your best and do your best today...for today will soon be tomorrow and tomorrow will soon be forever»
«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.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Nature
| Keywords:
beneficent, brought, cunning, for good, praise, scold, scolded, scolding, works
«Never by reflection, but only by doing is self-knowledge possible to one.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
knowledge, possible, reflection, self-knowledge, self
