Death Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

““Tell a wise person, or else keep silent,”

“Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always end up by returning to the path which nature has marked out for him.”

“Naturalists tell of a noble race of horses that instinctively open a vein with their teeth, when heated and exhausted by a long course, in order to breathe more freely. I am often tempted to open a vein, to procure for myself everlasting liberty.”

“Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always end up by returning to the path which nature has marked out for him.”

“If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own.”

“Ohne Hast, aber ohne Rast. - Without haste, but without rest.”

“The bird is gone, and in what meadow does it now sing?”

“T]hey had killed him. [...] Murdered him, except he would not die. Would not die, he vowed, because he would live to kill his killers.”

“I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.”

“In the time that we're here today, more women and children will die violently in the Darfur region than in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel or Lebanon. So, after September 30, you won't need the UN - you will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones.”

“I was such a messed up person and he was still holding on.”

“Wanting to Die”