Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will…

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Nature Quotes

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

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

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

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...

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...

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

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.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.