Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Intelligence

• There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Laughter, Character

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2016). “Elective Affinities”, p.142, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Intelligent, Thinking, Intelligence

  "Maxims and Reflections". Book by by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by Elisabeth Stopp. Maxim 441, 1998.

• 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.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Song, Intelligence

• If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Children, Should Have, Childhood

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Oxenford (2013). “The Auto-Biography of Goethe: Truth and Poetry: From My Own Life”, p.54, Cambridge University Press

• The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Clever, Drinking, Men

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

• Yet here I stand poor fool what more, not one wit wiser than before.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Intelligence, Fool, Poor

• Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Intelligent, Intelligence, Minorities

• The phrases that men hear or repeat continually, end by becoming convictions and ossify the organs of intelligence.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Men, Intelligence, Phrases

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