Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. Wikipedia

• Born: August 28, 1749, Free City of Frankfurt

• Died: March 22, 1832, Weimar, Germany

• Parents: Johann Caspar Goethe, Catharina Elisabeth Goethe

• Children: August von Goethe

• Education: University of Strasbourg, Leipzig University

• Written: The Sorrows of Young Werther, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, Faust, Part Two, Elective Affinities, Italian Journey, The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily, Theory of Colors

Great Thoughts Of Goethe

"The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace."

"At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you."

"Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words."

"Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves, and the masses who imitate without knowing at all what they want."

"Enjoy what you can, endure what you must."

"Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen."

'Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one."

"Everything is hard before it is easy."

"Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth."

"What is important in life is life, and not the result of life."

"Painting and tattooing the body is a return to animalism."

"A teacher who can arouse a feeling for one single good action, for one single good poem, accomplishes more than he who fills our memory with rows and rows of natural objects, classified with name and form."

"The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to it except what it likes to hear."