Johann Goethe

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing."

"If I love you, what concern is it of yours?"

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Problems are only opportunities in work clothes."

"Three things matter in a man's life: his religion, his work, and his love."

"Ignorance is not bliss; it is oblivion."

"Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life."

"A man's errors are his portals of discovery."

"To understand another person, you must resist the urge to judge them."

"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."

"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered."

"There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination."

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

"Nature never wears the same expression twice, for her moods are as infinite as the clouds in the sky."

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

"There is strength in the union itself."

"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes."

"I am more afraid of my own heart than of the devil."

"If you would create something, you must be something."

"Get up in the morning and look yourself in the mirror and ask if you are happy with what you are doing. If not, change it."

"The decline of literature indicates the decline of the nation."

"We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers."

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life."

"The beautiful unites with the good in a real, inner union."

"It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself."

"One cannot direct the wind, but one can adjust the sails."

"The most important thing about painting is the frame. It separates the vision from the dream."