“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.””
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.””
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.””
“Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.””
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.””
Faust, First Part
“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.””
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath whose literary and intellectual contributions profoundly shaped the landscape of Western thought. Renowned as the most influential writer in the German...