For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Being A Man Quotes

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

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

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

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

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

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

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...

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than...

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than...

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...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

A useless life is an early death.

A useless life is an early death.

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

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.

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...