More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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.
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
