Quotes by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. >>

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw ex >>

A distracted existence leads us to no goal. >>

Quotations about Understanding

And, most important, we have to shift our understanding of ourselves a >>

It is not the language but the speaker that we want to understand. >>

Many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. >>

So long as you live and work, you will be misunderstood; to that you must resign yourself once and for all. Be silent!

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von