Quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ba?kalar?, ?u kadarc?k güç ve yetenekle rahat bir kendini be?enmi?lik içinde ortal?kta dolanabiliyorken, ben, gücüm ve yetilerimden ötürü kendi kendimi bitirecek miyim? Her ?eyimi ba???layan Tanr? ke?ke bunlar?n yar?s?n? esirgeyip kendime güvenmeyi ve kendimle yetinebilmeyi ö?retseydi bana!

Our plans and designs should be so perfect in truth and beauty, that in touching them the world could only mar. We should thus have the advantage of setting right what is wrong, and restoring what is destroyed.

Ask whomever you will but you'll never find out where I'm lodging

m-am gandit mult la nazuinta omului de a se intinde, de a face noi descoperiri, de a rataci incoace si incolo; pe urma, la inclinarea lui de a se supune de bunavoie ingradirii, de a pasi pe drumul obisnuintei, fara sa-i pese de ceea ce e la dreapta sau la stanga lui.

Surely the gestures of murmuring priests must contain some deep meaning

No one knows the extent of his powers unless he has tested them thoroughly.

If I'm to listen to someone else's opinion, it must be put in a positive way; I have enough problematic speculations in my own head

la tierra, no te será prohibido intentarlo. Siempre que tenga deseos y aspiraciones, el hombre puede equivocarse.

Behind me lie the fields and brakes, All dark beneath the starry pole, And now with holy dread there wakes The pure awareness of the soul.

Zarea e ca si viitorul! In fata sufletului nostru sta un tot urias si nelamurit in care simtirea noastra se pierde ca si privirea, iar noi dorim plini de ardoare sa ne lasam cuprinsi cu voluptate de un unic, mare si splendid sentiment. Si cand alergam intr-acolo, cand acolo devine aici, totul e la fel ca mai inainte si ne simtim saraci si marginiti, si sufletul nostru tanjeste dupa mangaierea care a pierit.

Sage Deinem Hauptmann, er kann mich im Arsche lecken.

si confiáis en vos mismo, la gente confiará en vos.

If that which harms oneself as well as one's neighbor deserves the name [of vice]. Is it not enough that we cannot make each otjer happy; should we in addition deprive each other of that pleasure which every heart may sometimes grant itself?

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

eu acho tão espantoso que se chame de covarde ou de desgraçado àquele que se priva da vida, como acharia impertinente chamar de covarde ao que sucumbe a uma febre maligna.

Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.

I could lead the best, the happiest life if I wasn't a fool.

Yeter bu kadar! Sevgilin orada oturuyor, Ve her ?ey ona üzüntü ve s?k?nt? veriyor. Ç?km?yorsun hiç onun akl?ndan, Kar?? konulmaz biçimde seviyor seni. Evvela k?zg?n a?k?n ta??p geldi, Eriyen karlar?n dereyi ta??rd??? gibi; Yüre?ine ak?tt?n onu sen, Ve ?imdi yine s??la?t? senin bu deren.

and because it is characteristic of our mind to project confusion and darkness where we have nothing but uncertainty.

La doctrina del egoísmo es y seguirá siendo guardarse a sí mismo, no lo es ni la gratitud ni el deber ni el respeto.

It has been my fate to sadden those I owe joy.

In contemplation as in action, we must distinguish between what may be attained and what is unattainable. Without this, little can be achieved, either in life or in knowledge.

please practice moderation. Your mind, your knowledge, your talents offer you resources to happiness! Be a man, and conquer this tragic devotion from a creature who can do nothing but pity you.

Wisdom lies only in truth.