The world is so full of simpletons and madmen, that one need not seek them in a madhouse. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I hate everything that merely instructs me without augmenting or directly invigorating — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Never by reflection, but only by doing is self- knowledge possible to one. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The true, prescriptive artist strives after artistic truth; the lawless artist, following — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Energy is the basis of everything. Every Jew, no matter how insignificant, — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
For precisely when concepts fail one, Words are found at the right time. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man’s shortcomings are taken from his epoch; his virtues and greatness — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To a valet no man is a hero. [Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.] — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No one feels himself easy in a garden which does not look like the open country. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one’s ego except by love — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe