Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Greatness Quotes, Intelligence Quotes, Minorit Quotes

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...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

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...

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

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...

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.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.