German - Poet | August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832
In art the best is good enough.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
GoodArtBestEnough
The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.
CharacterAimEveryoneChiefOught
Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their own story.
StoryPicturesTellPositionOwn
Age merely shows what children we remain.
AgeChildrenShowsMerelyRemain
Mastery passes often for egotism.
MasteryEgotismOftenPasses
It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.
ArtLimitGreatestOneselfAfter
One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.
NatureChildrenBirdsStrawberries
Nothing is worth more than this day.
InspirationalDayWorthNothingMore
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
LoveDominateDoes
Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done.
TimeDayEveningFindDoneWill
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
PerfectionManEnoughAdmitInsight
A person hears only what they understand.
PersonUnderstandOnlyHears
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