When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
We can offer up much in the large, but to make sacrifices in little things is what we are seldom equal to.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
We eagerly get hold of a law that serves as a weapon to our passions.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
In comradeship is danger countered best.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The right man is the one that seizes the moment.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
When all is said the greatest action is to limit and isolate one's self.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Good Quotes
It is a great mistake to think you are more than you are and yet to underestimate your real value.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.