Johann Goethe

"Nature will bear the closest inspection."

"All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison."

"From every human being there radiates something like a moral effluvium."

"Wealth increases with time through those who are modest, diligent, and prudent."

"A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using his head and hands."

"The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men."

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."

"If a man is to truly realize his potential, he must be willing to bear the consequences of his character."

"Create, in order that you may be happy."

"The first and last thing required of a genius is love of the truth."

"At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to help you achieve your goal."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"To the man who loves art, the world is never ugly."

"There is strong shadow where there is much light."

"Generosity is another quality which, like honor, raises the possessor without enriching them."

"One must still have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star."

"The mystery of life is not a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."

"Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music."

"He only earns his freedom and his life who takes them every day by storm."

"What matters in life is not the big moments, but the small moments."

"Success is the privilege of the dedicated."

"A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise."

"In the conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart."

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."

"All that is hard to endure is hard to hide."

"He who would do some great thing in this world, must not stand back from his work because he doubts."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men and women; our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects."

"Nothing shows a man's character as much as what he laughs at."

"To the inexperienced, his conduct is foolish, but to the experienced, it is the height of prudence."