Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

1.7K quotes · Poet, Playwright, Novelist

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

All Philosophical Wise Creative Love Spiritual 1.7K quotes · page 39 of 50

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, Playwright, Novelist

Spiritual

“The soul is indestructible and its activity will continue through eternity. It is like the sun, which, to our eyes, seems to set at night; but it has in reality only gone to diffuse its light elsewhere.”

Eye Reality Night

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, Playwright, Novelist

Adventurous

“Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than what we hoped for.”

Winning Travel Gambling

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Creative

“To make something you have to be something.”

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Inspired

“If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.”

Life Reality

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Thoughtful

“Give me the benefit of your convictions, if you have any; but keep your doubts to yourself, for I have enough of my own.”

Giving Doubt Benefits

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Love

“We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.”

Children Love Baby

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Philosophical

“All truths are old, and all that we have to do is recognize and utter them anew.”

Spiritual

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Philosophical

“Nothing is more damaging to the truth than an old error.”

Lying Truth

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Grateful

“The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings.”

Men Fall Mistake

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Courageous

“Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.”

Men Suffering Laughter

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Wise

“Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.”

Inspirational Life

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Happy

“The happy do not believe in miracles.”

Believe Miracle

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