The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Art Quotes, Truth Quotes

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the...

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the...

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

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

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

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Love can do much, but duty more.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.