Nature reacts not only to physical disease, but also to moral weakness; when the danger increases, she gives us greater courage.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The mind is found most acute and most uneasy in the morning. Uneasiness is, indeed, a species of sagacity-a passive sagacity. Fools are never uneasy.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
