Quotes by Goethe Johann Von - Page 2

Life

Life can only be understood back…

29 Aug , 2010  

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Goethe, Johann Von

Life

Life is the childhood of our imm…

29 Aug , 2010  

Life is the childhood of our immortality. Goethe, Johann Von

Desire

Love and desire are the spirit’s…

30 Jul , 2010  

Love and desire are the spirit’s wings to great deeds. Goethe, Johann Von

Wealth

Many people take no care of thei…

30 Jul , 2010  

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it. Others do just the same with their time. Goethe, Johann Von

Taste

Nothing is more fearful than ima…

11 Jan , 2010  

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste. Goethe, Johann Von

Time

One always has time enough, if o…

11 Jan , 2010  

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. Goethe, Johann Von

Rest

On every mountain height is rest…

11 Jan , 2010  

On every mountain height is rest. Goethe, Johann Von

Progress

Progress has not followed a stra…

11 Jan , 2010  

Progress has not followed a straight ascending line, but a spiral with rhythms of progress and retrogression, of evolution and dissolution. Goethe, Johann Von

Literature

The decline of literature indica…

26 Sep , 2009  

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation. Goethe, Johann Von

Cowardice

The coward only threatens when h…

26 Sep , 2009  

The coward only threatens when he is safe. Goethe, Johann Von

Happiness

The most happy man is he who kno…

22 Sep , 2009  

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life. Goethe, Johann Von

Culture

To appreciate the noble is a gai…

10 Sep , 2009  

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us. Goethe, Johann Von