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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Action Quotes, Knowledge Quotes

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

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

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

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

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...

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...

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

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

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