Art of Wisdom
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“If you want to impress the crowds, either make them laugh or make them sad. They don't need wisdom.”
“My saddest regret is that young people spend their best time in foolish troubles and do not have time to live.”
“In this world it is not so easy for one to understand the other.”
“The same leaves us alone, but it is the contrasts that make us productive.”
“Some say I am a good friend, others say I am cold and distant. In fact, when describing me, everyone paints the picture they deserve.”
“The wise are buried in ignorance when they argue with the ignorant.”
“I wish I had two lifetimes; one to live, the other to read.”
“Talking may be a necessity, but silence is an art.”
“Whatever you can do or think of, start. Courage has genius, power and magic.”
“The highest level a human being can reach is to become conscious of his own beliefs and thoughts, to know himself.”
“The only way to overcome difficulties is to take new initiatives.”
“How is it that what makes a man happy can also be the source of his misfortune?”
“The relationship between money and man is like this: Man counterfeits money and money counterfeits man.”
“People who do what they believe in never run out of energy.”
“A true friend is not the one who helps you when you fall, but the one who is willing to risk falling in order to keep you from falling.”
“Worry and anxiety are reserved for intelligent people. You will never see a fool worry.”
“A man sees the world as he sees what he carries in his heart.”
“Man hears only what he understands.”
“Life belongs to the living and the living must be prepared for change.”
“You look like what you think in your head.”