Johan Christian Andersen

Poet Novelist Danish 1773 – 1859

Danish writer and poet of the Golden Age.

388 quotes

"Every person has the ability to touch the lives of others."
Kindness
"The most important thing is the mission of your life."
"Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all."
Perseverance
"Where words fail, there music and movement paint ten thousand truths."
Art
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom."
Love
"Tomorrow is a gift, which is why it is called the future."
Hope
"The true fairy tale is not in the fantastical elements, but in the human heart."
Faith
"Be who you are, and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."
Imagination
"Patience is a virtue that blooms in understanding."
Patience
"The power to imagine is greater than the power to achieve."
Creativity
"Every ending is also a new beginning."
Change
"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us."
Literature
"To love is to sacrifice; to sacrifice is to love truly."
Love
"Knowledge is the wealth of the wise."
Knowledge
"Even the tiniest person can change the course of the future."
Motivation
"When you follow your heart, you never walk alone."
Relationships
"The strength of character lies in perseverance through suffering."
Strength
"Money cannot buy happiness, but kindness can purchase joy."
Happiness
"Death is not the opposite of life but a part of it."
Death
"To be of use is to find meaning."
Work
"The human spirit is capable of enduring any hardship."
Courage
"Nature teaches us truths that books cannot contain."
Nature
"Every failure is a step toward greater success."
Perseverance
"The greatest revolution is love conquering hate."
Peace
"Solitude is where one finds their true self."
Solitude
"Justice delayed is justice that loses its meaning."
Justice
"Health is the foundation upon which all happiness stands."
Health
"Fear is the darkness before the dawn of courage."
Fear
"Technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."
Technology