Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Of freedom and of life he only is deserving
Who every day must conquer them anew.

I am proud of my heart alone, it is the sole source of everything, all our strength, happiness and misery. All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own

I see my discourse leaves you cold;
Dear kids, I do not take offense;
Recall: the Devil, he is old,
Grow old yourselves, and he'll make sense!

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.

I nothing had, and yet enough for youth — Joy in Illusion, ardent thirst for Truth. Give unrestrained, the old emotion, The bliss that touched the verge of pain, The strength of Hate, Love's deep devotion, — O, give me back my youth again!

One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.

No one has ever properly understood me, I have never fully understood anyone; and no one understands anyone else

Wenn ich dich lieb habe, was geht's dich an?

Translation: As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being.

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Das Alter macht nicht kindisch, wie man spricht,<br

Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.