Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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What makes poetry? A full heart, brimful of one noble passion.
Variant translation: I feel what makes the poet, a full heart, filled entirely with one emotion
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sciences destroy themselves in two ways: by the breadth they reach and by the depth they plumb.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Opponents fancy they refute us when they repeat their own opinion and pay no attention to ours.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is unpleasant to miss even the most trifling thing to which we have been accustomed.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Everything that liberates our mind without at the same time imparting self-control is pernicious.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I hate every violent overthrow, because as much is destroyed as is gained by it.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every bird has its decoy, and every man is led and misled in his own peculiar way.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe