Quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Danger takes from a man all power of thought

Man ought not, like a mushroom, to spring up And rot upon the ground that nourished him, Leaving no trace of life-like energy!

Sucht nur die Menschen zu verwirren, Sie zu befriedigen ist schwer.

her ?ey gelip geçmiyor mu? her ?eyin, varolu?uyla birlikte sahip oldu?u gücü sonuna kadar tüketme f?rsat?n? bulmas? ender de?il midir? her ?ey, ak?nt?ya kap?l?yor, bat?r?l?yor ve kayalarda parçalanm?yor mu?

Comme les pêches et les melons sount pour la bouche d'un baron, ainsi les verges et les bâtons sont pour les fous, dit Salomon.

For he who in unsettle times is weak, Adds to the evil, and expands its growth.

?nsan kalbinde ne ta??yorsa, dünyaya bak?nca da onu görür...

Kötülükten kurtulmak isteyen, her zaman ne istedi?ini bilir; sahip oldu?undan daha iyisini isteyen bakarkördür.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

What is holy? It is what binds many souls together, even if it only bound lightly, as the rush binds the wreath. What is the holiest? That which, today and forever, felt more and more deeply, makes spirits more and more united.

Through the rain and snow,

This version of "Meister," with whatever faults it may have,

Honrad la memoria de la serpiente! —dijo el hombre de la lámpara—. Le debéis la vida, tu pueblo le debe el puente por el cual las dos orillas se unen y se vivifican como pueblos. Aquellas resplandecientes gemas que están en el agua, los restos de su cuerpo sacrificado, son los pilares de este hermoso puente. Sobre ellos ella misma se edificó y sola se mantendrá.

Through an intuitive perception of eternally creative nature we may become worthy of participating spiritually in its creative process

Wär' nicht das Auge sonnenhaft, Wie könnten wir das Licht erblicken? Lebt' nicht in uns des Gottes eigne Kraft, Wie könnt' uns Göttliches entzücken?

She could not help recalling the bustling which had attended Eduard's celebration of her own birthday, she could not help thinking of the newly erected pavilion under whose roof they had promised themselves so much pleasure. The fireworks exploded again before her eyes and in her ears; the lonelier she was, the more she lived in imagination; yet the more she lived in imagination, the more alone she felt. She leaned upon his arm no more, and had no hope of ever being able to lean on it again.

A man is really alive only when he delights in the good-will of others.

Life is the childhood of our immortality

God can be worshipped in no more beautiful way than by the spontaneous welling up from one's breast of mutual converse with Nature.

At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you.

The year is dying. The wind blows across the stubble and finds there is nothing left for it to shake. Only the red berries on their slender trees still seem to want to remind us of something merrier and the beat of the thresher awakens in us the thought of how much life and nourishment lies hidden in the cut-down ear of corn.

Wer Großes will, muß sich zusammenraffen; In der Beschränkung zeigt sich erst der Meister, Und das Gesetz nur kann uns Freiheit geben.

The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement. ? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Theory of Colours . (The M.I.T. Press; 1st edition March 15, 1970) Originally published 1810.

In Bibliotheken fühlt man sich wie in Gegenwart eines großen Kapitals, das geräuschlos unberechenbare Zinsen spendet.