Quotes by german authors

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

God Me Otherwise Would Had He Wanted Created

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

Precaution is better than cure. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Better Precaution Cure Than

In a higher phase of communist society... only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois right be fully left behind and society inscribe on its banners: from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. Karl Marx

Needs Society Ability Horizon Only Higher Bourgeois Narrow His Left According Behind Banner Then Communist Fully Each Right Phase

The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society. Karl Marx

Animal Human Being Political Sense Society Only Merely Most Political Animal Itself Human Gregarious Being Literal Which Midst

Hollywood is in control of politics and has imported their action-filled movie scripts into the real world. Kim Dotcom

Politics World Control Real Imported Movie The Real World Real World Scripts Hollywood

If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there. Martin Luther

You Laugh Allowed Go Heaven Want

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us. Meister Eckhart

Darkness Light Sympathy Finds Sorrow Truly Then Us Nearest

True friends challenge us and help us to be faithful on our journey. Pope Benedict XVI

Journey Challenge Faithful Our True True Friends Friends Us Help

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. Albert Einstein

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God. Albert Einstein

God Religion Morality Highest Importance Us

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed. Albert Einstein

Great Me Indeed Pleasure See Gives Great Pleasure Stubbornness Incorrigible

I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion. Albert Einstein

Religion Kind Religious Somewhat New Am New Kind Deeply

I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share; it is time to go. I will do it elegantly. Albert Einstein

Life Time Will Prolong Share Go Artificially Done Want

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose. Albert Schweitzer

Human Being Consists Purpose Never Sacrificing Human Being

Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. Arthur Schopenhauer

Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark. Arthur Schopenhauer

Journalists Like Dogs Begin Moves Anything Bark Ever

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him. Arthur Schopenhauer

Man Seems More Mysterious Him Existence Unintelligent Less