“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“There is strong shadow where there is much light.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“My son, whoever wishes to keep a secret, must hide from us that he possesses one.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Not to keep from error, is the duty of the educator of men, but to guide the erring one, even to let him swill his error out of full cups — that is the wisdom of teachers. Whoever merely tastes of his error, will keep house with it for a long time, ... but whoever drains it completely will have to get to know it.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“When young, one is confident to be able to build palaces for mankind, but when the time comes one has one's hands full just to be able to remove their trash.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love does not dominate, it cultivates. And that is more.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe