Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

If I love you, what business is it of yours?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A person hears only what they understand.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The little man is still a man.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
		As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Poet Quotes Category: German Poet Quotes Date of Birth: August 28, 1749 Date of Death: March 22, 1832 Nationality: German Amazon: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on Amazon	Related Authors: Rainer Maria Rilke Bertolt Brecht Novalis Heinrich Heine Adelbert von Chamisso Christoph Martin Wieland Christian Morgenstern Nelly Sachs
		Select Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotations: No one has ever learned fully to know themselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If I love you, what business is it of yours? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe What is important in life is life, and not the result of life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A person hears only what they understand. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The little man is still a man. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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