Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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What does not kill me makes me stronger.

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

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

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

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

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

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service...

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

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....

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.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

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...

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,...

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.