If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like they should be, and they will become better.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: People Quotes

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

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.

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

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....

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

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

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

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

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

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

I shall need to sleep three weeks on end to get rested from the rest...

I shall need to sleep three weeks on end to get rested from the rest...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on...