The most congenial social occasions are those ruled by cheerful deference of each for all. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Is it life, I ask, is it even prudence, To bore thyself and bore the students? — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Solitude is fine when you are at peace with yourself and have something definite to do. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If one doesn’t know one’s own country, one doesn’t have standards for foreign countries. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with many at the right moment. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Human life runs its course in the metamorphosis between receiving and giving. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe