All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe View this quote
One usually thinks people to be more dangerous than they are. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Our foibles are really what make us lovable. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Patriotism corrupts history. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People are so constituted that everybody would rather undertake what they see others do, whether they have an aptitude for it or not. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People can only live with their equals, and not even with them; for in the long run they cannot tolerate that someone is their equal. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People do not mind their faults being spread out before them, but they become impatient if called on to give them up. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say visually. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Personality is everything in art and poetry. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Power is neither male nor female. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, and politician
August 28th, 1749 - March 22nd, 1832