Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote

A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.


Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art (ed. 1853)


A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.

A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.

A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.

A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.