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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Destiny Quotes

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

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

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

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

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

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.

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

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

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

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...