Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

German - Poet | August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ChildSolitudeCreationOnlyHimself

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

BeautyHiddenSecretManifestation

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ManFamousWoodHimBecauseStuff

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

KnowledgeDoubtGrows

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

GrowNobodySomebodyEverybodyWants

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

MeBelieveOpinionsYouMy OwnTell

Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LifeCharacterTalentQuietPlaces

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

KnowledgeHeartMy OwnEveryoneOwn

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LifeFriendBookBelieveBetterYou

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ManBeliefMadeHeBelievesHis

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

AppreciateNeverNobleGainUsTorn

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

WordsManMindWishYouKnow

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