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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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Age merely shows what children we remain. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age Remain Merely Children Shows
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thoughts Intelligence Try Thought Think Only Been Intelligent Again Them Necessary
Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life You Will Plunge Seize Always Where Interesting Boldly Thick
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Time People Money Care Others Take Come Till End Same Just Many Nearly
Love can do much, but duty more. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love Duty More Much
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Words Those Kindly About Absent Generous Who
We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them as God has given them to us. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love God Fashion Our We Cannot Must Given Children After Cannot Them Us Desires
Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Change Science Meet Poetry Higher Higher Level Friends Times Again Level Two
The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Art Reality Problem Every Biggest Biggest Problem Create Use Appearance
What is my life if I am no longer useful to others. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life My Life Others Longer Am Useful
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Brainy Looking Thinking More Knowing Than Interesting Less
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Game Daring Winning Beaten Like Ideas May Moved Forward Start
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Somebody Everybody Nobody Wants Grow
Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Own Our Way Destiny Give Something Wishes Beyond Order Us Grants
A useless life is an early death. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life Death Useless Early
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People Noble Attracts Knows How Person Hold Them
Mysteries are not necessarily miracles. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Miracles Mysteries Necessarily
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People Those Seem Absent Ideal Quite Commonplace Who Present
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man Achieve Must He Demanded Him Himself Greater Than Regard
I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Me People Better Think Am Than Reform Trying Who
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man Everything Finds Almost Almost Everything Intelligent Intelligent Man Anything Sensible Ridiculous Hardly
I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Myself Say Presumptuous More Fact Never Knew True Than Person Shows
One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Best Quality Only Develop Very Taste Cannot Average
I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life You Book Better Orator Believe Tell Friend Teaches Honest
If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Me You Own Believe Plenty Tell Must My Own Opinions Your Doubts
Mastery passes often for egotism. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Mastery Passes Egotism Often
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