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Quote DB :: Authors :: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe :: View Quote View Quote "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." - Copy to Clipboard   --  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Listed in: Miscellaneous Add Quote To Your Quote List   Rating: 4  Rate Quote 1 votes submitted Your Name: Friend's Email: Sponsored Links Top 5 quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay." "Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity." "If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul." "Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine." "Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must." Top 5 quotes from Miscellaneous "Sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities." "Man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only." "Every individual...generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention." "My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint." "The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power."

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