Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Necessity Quotes

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

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.

In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which...

In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

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...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

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...

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....