Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Hate

• I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and millions of people.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hate, People, Politics

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.100

• I hate everything that merely instructs me without augmenting or directly invigorating my activity.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Education, Hate, Activity

• Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hate, Hatred, Degrees

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (1949). “Words of Goethe: being the conversations of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe”

• Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Wise, Nature, Hate

• Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hate, Envy, Hatred

• Impotent hatred is the most horrible of all emotions; one should hate nobody whom one cannot destroy.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hate, War, Hatred

• I nothing had, and yet enough for youth--Joy in Illusion, ardent thirst for Truth. Give unrestrained, the old emotion, The bliss that touched the verge of pain, The strength of Hate, Love's deep devotion,--O, give me back my youth again!

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Pain, Hate, Giving

  BookCaps, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2012). “Faust in Plain and Simple English: First Part of the Tragedy: (A Modern Translation and the Original Version): BookCaps Study Guide”, p.18, BookCaps Study Guides

• Give me those days with heart in riot, The depths of bliss that touched on pain, The force of hate, and love's disquiet- Ah, give me back my youth again!

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Pain, Hate, Heart

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1984). “Faust”

• I hate all explanations; they who make them deceive either themselves or the other party,-generally both.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hate, Party, Deceit

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Stuart Blackie (1883). “The Wisdom of Goethe”, Edinburgh, W. Blackwood

• I hate every violent overthrow, because as much is destroyed as is gained by it.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Hate, Rebellion, Violent

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). “Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann”, p.147, Ravenio Books

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