Quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

De multe ori îmi spun: "Soarta ta e unic?; socoate-i pe ceilal?i ferici?i, a?a de chinuit n-a fost înc? nimeni". Pe urm? citesc un poet din vechime ?i mi se pare c? privesc în propria-mi inim?. Câte am de îndurat! Ah, fost-au oare înaintea mea ?i al?i oameni atât de nenoroci?i?

When I have spent several hours in her company, till I feel completely absorbed by her figure, her grace, the divine expression of her thoughts, my mind becomes gradually excited to the highest excess, my sight grows dim, my hearing confused, my breathing oppressed as if by the hand of a murderer, and my beating heart seeks to obtain relief for my aching senses. I am sometimes unconscious whether I really exist.

Caro mio, sono un uomo finito: ella può far di me ciò che vuole.

Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.

O, atât de pieritor e omul, încât chiar acolo unde are certitudinea c? existen?a lui înseamn? ceva, acolo unde las? cu adev?rat urma prezen?ei lui în amintirea, în sufletul celor care îi sunt dragi, chiar ?i acolo urma aceasta trebuie s? se sting? ?i s? dispar?, ?i asta atât de curând!

Liebende sich wiederfindend.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that you can make anything happen.

He in my bosom with malicious zeal For that fair image fans a raging fire; From craving to enjoyment thus I reel, And in enjoyment languish for desire.

Du mußt steigen oder sinken, Du mußt herrschen und gewinnen, Oder dienen und verlieren, Leiden oder triumphieren, Amboß oder Hammer sein.

Ich habe allerlei nachgedacht, über die Begier im Menschen, sich auszubreiten, neue Entdeckungen zu machen, herumzuschweifen; und dann wieder über den inneren Trieb, sich der Einschränkung willig zu ergeben, in dem Gleise der Gewohnheit so hinzufahren und sich weder um Rechts noch um Links zu bekümmern.

To break up the Roman Empire and to give a new order to the world is the first and principle historical task of the Germans.

as dores não seriam tão grandes entre os homens se eles -Deus sabe por que os fez assim-, com tanto ardor de imaginação, não se empenhassem em revocar os passados dissabores em vez de aturar um presente suportável.

To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods.

Wie es auch sei das Leben, es ist gut.

We, it seems, have entered newly In the sphere of dreams enchanted. Do thy bidding, guide us truly, That our feet be forwards planted In the vast, the desert spaces!

Feeling is everything, name is but sound and smoke that damp celestial ardor.

Ne?e ile ?zd?rapla, Dü?ünce ile dolu iken, Tükenmez ezalar içinde, Ümitler, tereddütler geçirirken Kederler içinde yo?urulurken Mesut olan, Ancak seven ruhtur.

Bir ?ey d? ayd?nd?r: Dünyada insan? sevdir?n, yaln?z m?h?bb?tin gücüdür.

I often lose patience, when, with a glowing imagination, I am giving expression to art and nature, he interferes with learned suggestions, and uses at random the technical phraseology of artists.

And I mock at my heart - and then do what it demands.

Aquel que quiere obrar correctamente, debe servirse de la herramienta apropiada.

4Often do I strive to allay the burning fever of my blood; and you have never witnessed anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as my heart.

Wehe denen die sich der Gewalt bedienen, die sie über ein Herz haben, um ihm die einfachen Freuden zu rauben, die aus ihm selbst hervorkeimen. Alle Geschenke, alle Gefälligkeiten der Welt ersetzen nicht einen Augenblick Vergnügen an sich selbst, den uns eine neidische Unbehaglichkeit unsers Tyrannen vergällt hat.

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