Wisdom Quote by Goethe — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If I know how you spend your time, then I know what might become of you.”

“Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.”

“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”

“If I know how you spend your time, then I know what might become of you.”

“Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.”

“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”

“My story is of such marvel that if it were written with a needle on the corner of an eye, it would yet serve as a lesson to those who seek wisdom.”

“The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch as neither nature nor public use and custom permit any possession therof.”

“...it is never safe to classify the souls of one's neighbors; one is apt, in the long run, to be proved a fool. You should regard each meeting with a friend as a sitting he is unwillingly giving you for a portrait -- a portrait that, probably, when you or he die, will still be unfinished. And, though this is an absorbing pursuit, nevertheless, the painters are apt to end pessimists. For however handsome and merry may be the face, however rich the background, in the first rough sketch of each portrait, yet with every added stroke of the brush, with every tiny readjustment of the 'values,' with every modification of the chiaroscuro, the eyes looking out at you grow more disquieting. And, finally, it is your”

“If you hate — you give away your life.”

“Real greatness does not reside inside those who feel large. The truly wise are meek.”