In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If your treat an individual… as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe