A man must cling to the belief that the incomprehensible is comprehensible; — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To make a young couple love each other, it is only necessary to oppose and separate them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All truths are old, and all that we have to do is recognize and utter them anew. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who does not stretch himself according to the coverlet finds his feet uncovered. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A stated truth loses its grace, but a repeated error appears insipid and ridiculous. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Whoso is content with pure experience and acts upon it has enough of truth. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
English plays, Atrocious in content, Absurd in form, Objectionable in action, Execrable — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe