Famous quotes containing the words wolfgang von goethe, von goethe, wolfgang von, wolfgang, von and/or goethe:
“Only that type of story deserves to be called moral that shows us that one has the power within oneself to act, out of the conviction that there is something better, even against one’s own inclination.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“The one who always strives,
That one can be redeemed.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Why go further and further,
Look, happiness is right here.
Learn how to grab hold of luck,
For luck is always there.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“If youth is a fault, it is one that one gets rid of soon enough.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Mastery is proven only in limitation,
and law alone can give us freedom.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“The true, prescriptive artist strives after artistic truth; the lawless artist, who follows blind instinct, strives to duplicate the reality of nature. The first one elevates art to its highest peak; the second one lowers it to its basest level.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)