Goethe

Famous quotes containing the word goethe:

“When married one has to get into an argument once in a while since in this way one learns about the other.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“I come more and more to the conclusion that one must take the side of the minority which is always the more intelligent one.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“Man ... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfactions instruct him concerning himself, teach him what to seek and what to avoid. For the rest, man is a confused creature; he knows not whence he comes or whither he goes, he knows little of the world, and above all, he knows little of himself.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)