Famous quotes containing the words wolfgang von goethe, von goethe, wolfgang von, wolfgang, von and/or goethe:
“It is day still, you better get busy!
Night will intrude when no one can be active.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Our foibles are really what make us lovable.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Thus one can observe that those who proclaim piety as their goal and purpose usually turn into hypocrites.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.”
—Otto Von Bismarck (1815–1898)
“The safest thing is always to try to convert everything that is in us and around us into action; let the others talk and argue about it as they please.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)