Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJW
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a German poet, playwright and natural scientist, author of Faust and the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Alongside literature he worked seriously on botany and a theory of colour, and held state office in Weimar for over fifty years. His output covers nearly every genre available to him.
He who moves not forward goes backward.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIn the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm; in the real world all rests on perseverance.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNothing is worth more than this day.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAs soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTalent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheDoubt grows with knowledge.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheEverything is hard before it is easy.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOne always has time enough, if one will apply it well.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheCorrection does much, but encouragement does more.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheEnjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe