Mannerism is always longing to have done, and has no true enjoyment in work. A genuine, really great talent, on the other hand, has its greatest happiness in execution.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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25FEB2020 – Quote of the Day
Everything that liberates our mind without at the same time imparting self-control is pernicious.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
24FEB2020 – Quote of the Day
There is nothing by which men display their character so much as in what they consider ridiculous… Fools and sensible men are equally innocuous. It is in the half fools and the half wise that the great danger lies.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
23FEB2020 – Quote of the Day
Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
22FEB2020 – Quote of the Day
It is the great triumph of genius to make the common appear novel.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
21FEB2020 – Quote of the Day
No phenomenon can be explained in and of itself; only many comprehended together, methodically arranged, in the end yield something that could be regarded as theory.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
13JUN2018 – Quote of the Day
“Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
18MAY2018 – Quote of the Day
I agree with this quote. That’s part of the reason I started with the quote of the day. It’s actually for my morale.
“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