Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Greatness Quotes, Intelligence Quotes, Minority Quotes

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

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

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

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

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.

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they...

When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they...

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.

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

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

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.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.