Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Quotes

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

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...

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

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...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

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...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

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.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

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...

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...