Quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Denken ist einfach, handeln ist schwer, und die eigenen Gedanken in die Tat umzusetzen ist die schwierigste Sache auf der Welt. To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.

I can promise you, if you would rightly apply your poetic view, my goddess might be represented as an invincible, victorious queen, and boldly opposed to yours. It is true, she bears the olive rather than the sword: dagger or chain she knows not.

Auf der Welle blinken Tausend schwebende Sterne, Welche Nebel trinken Rings die türmende Ferne;

S? ridic perdeaua ?i s? trec dup? ea, asta e tot! ?i ce atâta ?ov?ial? ?i t?r?g?neal?! Pentru c? nu se ?tie ce este dincolo de ea? O însu?ire caracteristic? a spiritului nostru este aceea de-a b?nui c? e numai tulburare ?i întunecime acolo unde nu ?tim l?murit ce este.

This sally somewhat nettled Wilhelm; but he concealed his sentiments, remembering that Werner used to listen with composure to his apostrophes.

Il destino non è stato benevolo con me e chi mi ama non ha forse molto di meglio da attendersi.

Weil du die Augen offen hast, glaubst du, du siehst.

Aus diesen Augen Der ewig belebenden Liebe Vollschwellende Tränen.

Ach, so viele tausend Menschen kennen, Dumpf sich treibend, kaum ihr eigen Herz, Schweben zwecklos hin und her und rennen Hoffnungslos in unversehnen Schmerz;

Seh ich die Werke der Meister an, So seh ich das, was sie getan; Betracht ich meine Siebensacahen, Seh ich, was ich hätt sollen machen.

Il mondo mi risulta esecrabile e pauroso se solo devo dare spettacolo del mio ozio. Ma se mi si trova lieta al lavoro, instancabile nell'eseguire il mio dovere, allora posso sostenere gli sguardi di chiunque perché non ho bisogno di temere quelli divini.

Glücklich, den ein leerer Traum beschäftigt, Glücklich, dem die Ahnung eitel wär.

Des Menschen Seele Gleicht dem Wasser: Vom Himmel kommt es, Zum Himmel steigt es, Und wieder nieder Zur Erde muss es. Ewig wechselnd.

Es ist ein einförmiges Ding um das Menschengeschlecht.

GOD is of the East possess'd, God is ruler of the West; North and South alike, each land Rests within His gentle hand. He, the only righteous one, Wills that right to each be done. 'Mongst His hundred titles, then, Highest praise be this!—Amen. Error seeketh to deceive me, Thou art able to retrieve me; Both in action and in song Keep my course from going wrong. THE

It was as if my soul were thinking separately from the body: she looked upon the body as a foreign substance, as we look upon a garment. She pictured with extreme vivacity events and times long past, and felt, by means of this, events that were to follow. Those times are all gone by; what follows likewise will go by; the body, too, will fall to pieces like a vesture; but I, the well-known I, I am.

O Bestimmung des Menschen!

?nsanlar hem kendilerine hem de ba?kalar?na durmadan güçlük ç?kar?rlar ama, " dedi, " asla y?lmamal?. Yolunun üstüne bir da? ç?kan yolcu gibi olmal?. ?üphesiz, bu da? olmasayd? yol daha rahat, daha k?sa olurdu. Ama mademki da? vard?r, onu a?mak gerek.

Ein wirklich großes Talent findet sein Glück in der Ausführung.

Temevano di ferirsi, e proprio questo timore era il primo a essere ferito e il primo a ferire.

Was der Mensch als Gott verehrt, ist sein eigenstes Innere herausgekehrt.

Non si accorge che il cuore le batte, che le vacillano i piedi, che i sensi minacciano di lasciarla.

Il libro era uno di quelli che tengono avvinto un animo delicato e non lo lasciano più andare.

Love does not dominate, it cultivates. And that is more.