Johann von Goethe quotes

" A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. " # Friends and Friendship

" To live as one likes is plebian the noble man aspires to order and law. " # Law and Lawyers

" Our friends show us what we can do our enemies teach us what we must do. " # Friends and Friendship

" If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own. " # Books - Reading

" Viewed from the summit of reason, all life looks like a malignant disease and the world like a madhouse. " # Mind

" Everything a human being wants can be divided into four components love, adventure, power and fame. " # Fame

" A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss. " # Kisses and Kissing

" One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste. " # Seasons

" You wake me up early in the morning to tell me I am right Please wait until I am wrong. " # Dreams # Love # Age and Aging

" A man who does not know foreign language is ignorant of his own. " # Language