Johann Wolfgang Goethe

"The purpose of life is not to be happy; it is to be useful, honorable, compassionate."

"The work of an individual is to awaken to their own nature."

"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."

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

"One should share the joy of others and bear the sorrow of others."

"What is the ultimate wisdom? That love is the only instrument of knowledge."

"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep."

"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn."

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

"Nothing is so dangerous as the person who believes themselves to be misunderstood."

"A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much."

"If a man never contradicts himself, the reason must be that he virtually never says anything at all."

"The ear that truly hears music is rare; the mouth that truly speaks is rarer still."

"Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image."

"Who is there who doesn't value his own country?"

"The most harmful of all knowledge is not to know oneself."

"To delay is to abandon."

"The bud vanishes when the blossom opens, and we might say the former was illusory form of the latter."

"Those who are firm in their conviction that they have a right to govern themselves are the ones most likely to be free."

"What is it then that makes you so anxious when you are alone? You discover that you are empty."

"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food."

"All theory is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green."

"We must always have old men give us advice, not give them advice."

"The more I know about myself, the more I can understand others."

"If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing."

"The man of superior taste will not find himself out of place anywhere."

"People will accept new ideas more readily if old institutions are destroyed."

"At the end of the day, a life lived with intention is worth living."

"No one can strike the iron while it is cold and expect sparks."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."