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, Will Quotes

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.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

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....

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

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...

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

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

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

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.