Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

An unused life is an early death.

A useless life is an early death.

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.