Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, and politician
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His works include: four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
6 Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal."
"Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always end up by returning to the path which nature has marked out for him."
"Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together."
"The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become."
"Wisdom is found only in truth."
"A really great talent finds its happiness in execution."