Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Encouragement

• Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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

• Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Encouragement, Persistence

• Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hope, Encouragement, Appreciation

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

• A leaf that is destined to grow large is full of grooves and wrinkles at the start. Now if one has no patience and wants it smooth offhand like a willow leaf, there is trouble ahead.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Patience, Encouragement, Wrinkles

• To quit smoking, you must first want to quit, but then you must also do the quitting

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Encouragement, Smoking, Want

• Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Success, Encouragement, Character

• Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Encouragement, Doe, Letters

  Letter to A. F. Oeser, November 09, 1768.

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