Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

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

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

BelieveWishNeverFurtherThan

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

IdeasWinningStartGameForward

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LiteratureNationDecline

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

GoodHomeGood ThingsYouGoKnow

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ChangeSciencePoetryFriendsMeet

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

CharacterPeopleLaughNothingMore

Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ChildrenNeedLittleDeceiveGrown

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

KnowThemselvesLearnedEverFully

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

CulturePeaceMindPeace Of Mind

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