A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the…

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Poetry Quotes

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

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

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

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

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...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

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.

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises...

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises...

It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer.

It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer.