Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Government Quotes

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...