I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

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

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

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.

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...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Women with clean houses do not have finished books.

Women with clean houses do not have finished books.