You are aware of only one unrest; Oh, never learn to know the other! Two souls, alas, are dwelling in my breast, And one is striving to forsake its brother. Unto the world in grossly loving zest, With clinging tendrils, one adheres; The other rises forcibly in quest Of rarefied ancestral spheres. If there be spirits in the air That hold their sway between the earth and sky, Descend out of the golden vapors there And sweep me into iridescent life. Oh, came a magic cloak into my hands To carry me to distant lands, I should not trade it for the choicest gown, Nor for the cloak and garments of the crown.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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[Ger., Es ist nichts furchterlicher ... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE There is nothing more frightful than an active ignorance.
[Ger., Es ist nichts schrecklicher als e... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffe... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, eve... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE A clever man commits no minor blunders. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[G... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Divide and command, a wise maxim;
Unite and guide, a better.
[Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuc... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Power is neither male nor female. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den T... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but fo... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a de... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE For the nature of women is closely allied to art JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Who are you then?" "I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works goo... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Only the heart without a stain knows perfect ease.
[Ger., Ganz unbefleckt geniesst sich nur das He... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE My peace is gone, my heart is heavy.
[Ger., Meine Ruh ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer.] JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The highest happiness, the purest joys of life, wear out at last.
[Ger., Das beste Gluck, des Lebe... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, ... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter.
[Ger., Der Mutter schenk' ich,
Die T... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.
[Ger., Die Gaben
Kommen von oben herab, in ... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed.
[Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given;
The dearest child of Faith is Miracle
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Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.
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Also unto the devil sticks.
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[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer v... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession
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[Ger., Alles... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
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brights.
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the barriers of nationality.
[G... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The sagacious reader who is capable of reading between these
lines what does not stand written in t... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Correction does much, but encouragement does more. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The society of women is the element of good manners. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in ... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Loving is a feeling that brings both joy and pain to my heart. Joy from being with you, being filled... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE If you start to think about your physical or moral condition, you usually find that you are sick. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unp... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Each one sees what he carries in his heart JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE A wounded heart can with difficulty be cured.
[Ger., Doch ein gekranktes Herz erholt sich schwer.] JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE For to give is the business of the rich.
[Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.] JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE When I err every one can see it, but not when I lie.
[Ger., Wenn ich irre kann es jeder bemerken; ... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE When ideas fail, words come in very handy. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE