Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"He who would be useful to mankind must cultivate an adequate idea of the work for which the world is waiting."

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel them all."

"Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow."

"A large part of mankind is angry not from nature but from practice and bad habits."

"If you love her, you would show her respect and trust."

"Great persons are marked by tremendous discipline."

"Colors are the smiles of nature."

"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."

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

"I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."

"Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live."

"One man of courage is a majority."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."

"A man can stand almost anything except a succession of ordinary days."

"Everything is hard before it is easy."

"Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of personality."

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

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"Nature can afford to laugh at the mistakes which reappear in each generation."

"Death is a great opportunity to escape what we do not need anymore."

"He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise."

"Art is the intermediate between what is nature and what is human."

"Do not underestimate the power of enthusiasm."

"The god that most Americans worship is the god of success."

"If you would be creative in music, you must love music."

"True grace comes when we give up on ourselves and realize our dependence on something greater."

"Language is the treasury of human thought."

"Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal."