Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe