Johann Goethe

"If you want to know yourself, observe how others react to you."

"A man of power is not afraid of the future."

"You can use any word you want to the top, as long as it is the right word."

"The task of the excellent man is to refuse the bad and to choose the good."

"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come."

"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men, and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel every quiver they make."

"Character is destiny."

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."

"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."

"Desire is the very essence of man."

"In every person there are two distinct voices: that of the angel and that of the demon."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places."

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

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back."

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."

"If you want to know yourself, look into the hearts of others."

"The years teach much which the days never know."

"What is not fully understood is not possessed."

"Whatever you do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it."

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart."

"Nothing is worth more than this day."

"To keep people on their feet, you must keep them a little hungry."

"Gray is every theory, but green is the golden tree of life."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"The hours that make us happy make us wise."

"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."

"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being."