Classic Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749-1832
German philosopher
A clever man commits no minor blunders.
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.
A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.
A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
A person hears only what they understand.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise. ————————
A purpose you impart is no longer your own.
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
A useless life is an early death.
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Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
Age merely shows what children we remain.
Alas! sorrow from happiness is oft evolved.
