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

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

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...

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

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

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.

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,...

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

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...

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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...

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

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

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

Death, old captain, it is time, let us raise anchor!

Death, old captain, it is time, let us raise anchor!