Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“All things are only transitory.”

“To rule is easy, to govern difficult.”

“Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.”

“Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.”

“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.”

“No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.”

“Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.”

“Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.”

“This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.”

“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.”