Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

• The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

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  Wisdom, Moving, Believe

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• Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

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  Inspirational, Courage, Commitment

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• Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much

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  Stupidity, Looks, Conspiracy

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• A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

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  Wise, Dream, Attitude

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• To the world you might be one person, but to one person, you might be the world. Kindness is the golden chain by which our world is bound together.

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  Kindness, Our World, Together

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• If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

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  Happiness, Uplifting, Smart

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• You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

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  Loyalty, Respect, Honesty

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• At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

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  Commitment, Moments, Universe

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• None are so hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free. The truth has been kept from the depth of their minds by masters who rule them with lies. They feed them on falsehoods till wrong looks like right in their eyes.

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  Lying, Believe, Eye

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  Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

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  Inspirational, Song, Intelligence

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• We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

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  Crazy, Personality, Insanity

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• Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Enjoy what you can, endure what you must.

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  Advice, Enjoy, Endure

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• Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves, and the masses who imitate without knowing at all what they want.

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  Powerful, Knowing, Majority

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• We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.

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  Change, Yoga, New Beginnings

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• As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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  Inspirational, Life, Trust

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• To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.

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  Business, Integrity, Thinking

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• I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather....In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.

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  Integrity, Weather, Climate

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• A person hears only what they understand.

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  Motivational, Positive, Positivity

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• The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

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  People, Way, Treats

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  There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

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  Xenophobia, Business, Ignorance

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, W. B. Rönnfeldt (1898*). “Goethe's Criticisms, Reflections, and Maxims”

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  Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

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  Mirrors, Empathy, Behaviour

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• Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.

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  Inspirational, Caring, Challenges

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• Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach.

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  Time, Yesterday, Mindfulness

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• Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

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  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.55

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