More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
It's true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.
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.
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.
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
All theory is gray, my friend. But forever green is the tree of life.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
