64 Quotes by Goethe

Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.

Every situation— nay, every moment— is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

Austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the least of us and rarely fails of its purpose for its silent power grows irreversibly greater with time.

The revolutionary outbreaks of the lower classes are the consequence of the injustices of the higher class.

We ought not to isolate ourselves, for we cannot remain in a state of isolation. Social intercourse makes us the more able to bear with ourselves and with others.

Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.

Who strives always to the utmost, / For him there is salvation.