Johann Goethe

"The beautiful is not something inherent to the object; it is created through contemplation."

"To see with the eyes of faith is the gift of the contemplative spirit."

"Peace comes from within; do not seek it from without."

"In the morning, a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only his legs remain."

"Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished."

"The more you own, the more it owns you."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"There is no greater delight than to be the architect of one's own destiny."

"The noble soul has reverence for itself."

"We learn geology the morning after the earthquake."

"Talent is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life."

"The person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."

"You can use the Internet to find out how many people share your obsessions."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself."

"Abundance consists not merely in the abundance of commodities, but in the abundance of heart."

"Life is for living, and if you spend the whole time looking at it through a lens or typing away, you're missing it."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"The more we live, the more we see that injustice to the individual is injustice to all."

"Patience is the virtue of noble souls."

"Fear is the sand in the machinery of life."

"That which we manifest outwardly is a reflection of what we are within."

"Age merely shows what children we remain."

"The darkness grows deeper around us, but there is light within."

"Literature is news that stays news."

"Science and art are not enemies; they are the two eyes of humanity."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind and still retain the ability to function."

"To take no thought of one's body and to be entirely absorbed in some work of intellect or art is the highest form of joy."

"The only true politics is the pursuit of truth and virtue."