More Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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.
If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
It's true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.
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.
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.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
