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Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Courage, Commitment

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Song, Intelligence

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Funny, Motivational
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). “Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art”, p.55

Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Caring, Challenges

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Smile, Laughter
"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Motivational, Success
Attributed to Goethe by Johannes Falk in "Goethe aus näherm persönlichen Umgange dargestellt", 1832.

People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Positive, Attitude

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Motivational, Children

Everything is hard before it is easy.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Success, Believe

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Change, Clever

Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days... What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Mistake, Thinking

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Friendship, Nature
"'Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre' ('Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship')". Book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1796.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Life, Trust

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Life, Time

Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Encouragement, Persistence

Do not hurry; do not rest.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love, Inspirational, Life

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Motivational, Adversity
Maxims and Reflections (1819)

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Mean, Adversity

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Fear, Fate

Who is the happiest man? He who is alive to the merit of others, and can rejoice in their enjoyment as if it were his own.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Happiness, Men

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

There are but two roads that lead to an important goal and to the doing of great things: strength and perseverance. Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inspirational, Life, Perseverance

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