Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A good man apologizes for the mistakes of the past, but a great man corrects them.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

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

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

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

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

A person hears only what they understand.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm. In the real world all rests on perseverance.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.