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

“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.”

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply!”

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”

“Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.”

“If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.”

“Es ist nicht genug, zu wissen, man muß auch anwenden; es ist nicht genug, zu wollen, man muß auch tun.”

“Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.”

“  When we’re together, I feel like the sun just came out on a cloudy day.”

“I'm the biggest critic of my own work, but sometimes you nail a chapter so good that you have to take a step back and admire that bitch.”

“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people's lives, never your own.”

“I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.”