Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer and poet
Category: Poets (Contemporary) | Writers (Contemporary)
Lived from: 1749-1832
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A clever man commits no minor blunders.
German writer and poet 1749-1832
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A collections of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows how to intersperse conversation with the former in fit places, and to recollect the latter on proper occasions.
German writer and poet 1749-1832
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A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.
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A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.
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A distracted existence leads us to no goal.
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A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.
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A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher.
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A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.
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A person can stand almost anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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