by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)Stars, you are unfortunate, I pity you,
Beautiful as you are, shining in your glory,
Who guide seafaring men through stress and peril
And have no recompense from gods or mortals,
Love you do not, nor do you know what love is.
Hours that are aeons urgently conducting
Your figures in a dance through the vast heaven,
What journey have you ended in this moment,
Since lingering in the arms of my beloved
I lost all memory of you and midnight.
Quotes by von Goethe
A clever man commits no minor blunders.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is exclusively my own.
An unused life is an early death.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.
Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.
Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.
Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
If you treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.
Wisdom is found only in truth.
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