Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director
| Date of Birth | : | 28 Aug, 1749 |
| Date of Death | : | 22 Mar, 1832 |
| Place of Birth | : | Goethe House, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Profession | : | German Polymath, Writer |
| Nationality | : | Germany |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and color.
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To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
All theory is gray, my friend. But forever green is the tree of life.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
It's true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.
