Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

Nothing is true, but that which is simple.

Nothing is true, but that which is simple.

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

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...

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.