As the creator of poetry, drama and prose works, Goethe is one of the greatest German writers and an outstanding and glorious figure in the field of world literature. The following are the famous quotes about Goethe that I have compiled. You are welcome to read them.
Selected 10 famous quotes about Goethe:
1. The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation. The two go hand in hand when they go downhill.
2. Knowledge alone is not enough, you must also apply it; desire alone is not enough, you must also act.
3. Human beings are like rivers: as soon as the wooden stick cuts the waves apart, the waves immediately flow together.
4. If a person wants to deceive mankind, he must first turn decay into magic.
5. It is human nature to be very aggressive. Human beings must defend themselves as much as possible, starting from childhood and continuing to adulthood.
6. Human beings must always obey the inevitable fate, throw away the impossible in their hearts, and find a new interest in life.
7. Reading a good book is like talking to many noble people.
8. Human beings are all cast in the same mold. Most people have to be busy in order to survive and spend most of their time; the little spare time left makes them worry and have to find ways to spend it. This is the fate of mankind!
9. The most fundamental research object of mankind is human beings.
10. Human beings are always complacent about their own wishes, and sometimes they tend to forget themselves. Even in extremely happy moments, they often cannot extricate themselves.
A collection of famous quotes about Goethe:
1. The world is indeed beautiful, with countless happiness floating around in its vast realm.
2. This power dominates the world earlier, more universally, and more surely, that is the power of love!
3. The three elements that dominate the world , that is wisdom, brilliance and power!
4. The greatest virtue in the world is love for the motherland.
5. Whether you are born noble or humble, it does not matter. But you have to have a way of being a human being.
6. Our advice is: Everyone should stick to the path he has carved out for himself, and should not be intimidated by authority, not constrained by current opinions, and not be fooled by fashion.
7. If there is no love in this world, what meaning will it have in our hearts? It is like a revolving lantern without light.
8. What if this is a rose? It will always bloom.
9. If work is a pleasure, life is paradise!
10. The closer the goal is, the more difficulties will increase.
11. Ambition and love are the wings of great deeds.
12. The worst thing is that people are often hindered by wrong ambitions in life without realizing it. They don’t realize it until they get rid of those obstacles.
13. People who are not very discerning but have good character can often see through the tricks of the most cunning liar.
14. When people become truly inferior, they have no other pleasure except being happy about the misfortunes of others.
15. Vanity is a desire to pursue personal glory. It is not based on a person's quality, performance and achievements, but is a desire to win the appreciation, respect and admiration of others based on one's existence. So vanity is nothing more than a frivolous beautiful woman.
16. I hope everyone can continue to complete their journey along the established goal as peacefully and calmly as a star.
17. If you want to appreciate your own value, you have to add value to the world.
18. People only live to devote their lives.
19. Only a great personality can have a great style.
20. Maintaining personality depends not only on merit, but also on loyalty.
21. The divine cheerfulness that creates all extraordinary things is always associated with youth and creativity.
22. A person with real talent will feel the highest degree of happiness in the process of work.
23. Human creation is like nature’s creation. To be honest, the main thing worth noting is the motivation.
24. Human beings are all cast from the same mold. Most people have to be busy in order to survive and spend most of their time; the little spare time left makes them worry and have to find ways to spend it. This is the fate of mankind!
25. Science and art belong to the entire world, and in front of them, national barriers disappear.
26. The world is so beautiful! So beautiful! It depends on whether we can enjoy this beauty! Sometimes I will be angry with the world because of this beauty, and sometimes I will be angry with myself for today. Feeling happy and enjoying your happy time?
27. If you take recreation seriously and pursue knowledge rigidly, you will become a scholar.
28. A friend is another self.
29. I experienced a noble sentiment when I was young, and I still can’t forget it. This is my trouble.
30. Theory is gray, but the tree of life is evergreen.
31. The reason why people love traveling is not to reach the destination, but to enjoy the fun during the journey.
32. People travel not to reach a certain place, but to travel.
33. If you want to love your own value, you have to create value for the world.
34. Whoever plays life will accomplish nothing; whoever does not master himself will always be a slave.
35. Man errs so long as he strives (Johan Wolfgang Goethe, German poet and dramatist) Man errs so long as he strives.
36. The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation; the two keep in their downwad tendency
37. Forget your days of poverty. However, don't forget the lesson it taught you.
38. For certain talents, they must be allowed to have their own merits.
39. Our worst vices start from bad habits in childhood.
Our main education is in the hands of wet nurses
40. If I hadn’t built a monument for myself, where would this monument come from?