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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Poet
Born: Aug 28, 1749
Died: Mar 22, 1832
He Life Man Nothing Will You
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Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Welcome Beauty Guest Everywhere
Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Heart Unhappy Too Much Feelings Too Earth Possession Give Shaky Overly Sensitive Much
Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
God Great Thoughts Heart Pure Pure Heart Ask Should
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man Enough Insight Admit Perfection Limitations His Nearest
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Knowledge Doubt Increases Only Know Accurately Little
If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
God Me Otherwise Would Had He Wanted Created
Precaution is better than cure. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Better Precaution Cure Than
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
Life Blessed Like Liking Makes Doing Thing
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
World Nothing Fables Lies More Shameful Self Than Establishing
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Happiness Will Find Born Talent Greatest Greatest Happiness Person Meant Use Using
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Character Man Nothing Laughs More He Than Shows
Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nature Progress Development Knows Curse Inaction Pause Her
The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Eyes See Front The Hardest Thing Your Hardest Hardest Thing Thing
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life Change Living Changes Must Be Prepared He Who Prepared Lives Belongs
Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Myself Run Would Knew Thyself Know Know Thyself Away
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Natural Beauty Otherwise Secret Hidden Would Laws Been Forever Which Manifestation Natural Laws Us
He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Art Needs Religion Science Possess Possesses He Does Them Who
There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Character People Nothing Laugh Betray More Than Which
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Government Best Ourselves Govern Which Us Teaches
Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Death Time Good Man Good Man Seen Looking Through Eternity
Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Significant Memorial Most Leave Person Behind Them Letters Among
Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Joy Sympathy Destiny About Only Know Sorrow Learn Does Person Anything Themselves Avoid
Life is the childhood of our immortality. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life Our Immortality Childhood
Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Peace Culture Mind Peace Of Mind Purest Through Attain Highest Piety Goal Means
That I be not as those are who spend the day in complaining of headache and the night in drinking the wine which gives the headache! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Day Complaining Wine Drinking Spend Those Gives Headache Which Who Night
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love Truth Genius First Demanded Last
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