Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes - Page 34
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). “Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann”, p.82, Ravenio Books
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Walter Arnold Kaufmann (1963). “Goethe's Faust: part one and sections from part two”, Anchor
He is a man whom it is impossible to please, because he is never pleased with himself.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, David E. Wellbery (1988). “The Sorrows of Young Werther ; Elective Affinities ; Novella”, p.43, Princeton University Press
If a man knows where to get good advice, it is as though he could supply it himself.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “Maxims and Reflections”, p.94, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Iphigenia in Tauris". Play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Act 1, Scene 2, 1786.
But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.
"Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann".
We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Cyrus Hamlin (1987). “Verse Plays and Epic”, p.107, Princeton University Press
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, David E. Wellbery (1988). “The Sorrows of Young Werther ; Elective Affinities ; Novella”, p.59, Princeton University Press
One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1882). “The Autobiography of Goethe: Truth and Poetry From My Own Life”, p.576, Library of Alexandria
The most fortunate of men, Be he a king or commoner, is he Whose welfare is assured in his own home.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Charles E. Passage (1980). “Goethe's plays”, Frederick Ungar
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “Maxims and Reflections”, p.80, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
