There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect and performance shall be different. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that you are sick. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops. – 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
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he is quite unworthy of it. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe