Quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Un hombre formado según las reglas, jamás producirá nada absurdo y absolutamente malo, así como el que obra con sujeción a las leyes y a la urbanidad nunca puede ser un vecino insoportable ni un gran malvado. Sin embargo, y dígase lo que se quiera, toda regla asfixia los verdaderos sentimientos y destruye la verdadera expresión de la naturaleza.

am I not the same being who once enjoyed an excess of happiness, who at every step saw paradise open before him, and whose heart was ever expanded towards the whole world? and this heart is now dead; no sentiment can revive it. my eyes are dry; and my senses, no more refreshed by the influence of soft tears, wither and consume my brain.

When God created us, he founded His living nature for our home; But you sit in this gloom, surrounded By mildred skull and arid bone.

He's poodlishly ridiculous.

Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.

Nelere sahibim! Ama onu dü?ünmem; neyim varsa hepsini çekip at?yor! Nelere sahibim... Ama onsuz, benim için her ?ey hiçle?iyor!

I coddle my heart like a sick child and give in to its every whim. But don't tell a soul. There are people who would condemn me for it.

I established relationships of all kinds, but I still haven't found affective company.

Die Gewalt einer Sprache ist nicht, daß sie das Fremde abweist, sondern daß sie es verschlingt.

Man needs but little earth for enjoyment, and still less for his final repose.

Succede per il cattivo umore come per la pigrizia; anzi esso è proprio una specie di pigrizia. Non vi siamo portati per natura, ma se abbiamo una volta la forza di liberarcene, il lavoro si svolge facilmente e troviamo un vero piacere nell'attività».

A criada veio abri-la muito cautelosamente e respondeu a todas as perguntas de Carlota, informando que seu pai e as crianças estavam bem e dormiam ainda. Deixei-a, então, pedindo que me permitisse ir ve-la naquele mesmo dia. Ela consentiu e eu voltei lá. A partir desse momento, o sol, a lua e as estrelas podem continuar a brilhar, sem que eu de por isso. Não sei mais se faz dia ou noite; o universo inteiro pão mais existe para mim.

Ey varl???n?n derinli?ine asla eremedi?im Yüce Tanr?'m! Ruhum seninle doluyken çoktan beridir neden senden uzak durdum?.. Beni yan?na al! Daha fazla bekletme! Katlan?lmaz bir özlemle tutu?an ruhumun art?k gücü tükendi.

Was du nicht verstehen kannst, kannst du nicht besitzen.

Desde qué ando todo el día entre la gente y veo lo que hacen y como se afanan, estoy mucho más contento de mi mismo

einen offenen, treuherzigen Menschen.

I have often reflected, dear Wilhelm, on the eagerness of men to wander about and make new discoveries, and on that secret urge which afterwards makes them return to their narrow circle, conform to the customary path, and pay no attention to the right or the left.

Aunque te pongas una peluca con miles de rizos, aunque te pongas tacones de un codo de altura, seguirás siendo lo que eres.

Ah, benim bildiklerimi herkes bilebilir - bana özgü olansa yaln?zca yüre?im.

You go forth with joy to gather flowers for your queen in winter, and grieve when you can find none, and cannot understand why they do not grow.

Lei chiama il cattivo umore un vizio; mi sembra esagerato». «A me non sembra», ribattei, «perché merita di essere chiamato vizio tutto ciò che danneggi noi stessi e gli altri. Come non bastasse il fatto che non siamo capaci di renderci felici l'uno con l'altro così dovremmo anche toglierci l'un con l'altro il piacere che a volte il nostro cuore riesce a procurarsi? »

I left her asking permission to visit her in the course of the day. She consented, and I went, and, since that time, sun, moon, and stars may pursue their course: I know not whether it is day or night; the whole world is nothing to me.

Alas! it is so hard to find corporeal wings that match those of the human mind. Yet in all of us there is an innate urge to rise aloft and soar along when, lost in the blue space above us, the lark pours forth its vibrant song, when high above fir-covered crags the eagle floats on outspread wing, and when above the plains and lakes the crane seeks out its native place.

The things I've known — anyone can know, but my heart — that's mine alone.