There is a courtesy of the heart it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on love
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on men
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on men
Girls we love for what they are young men for what they promise to be. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on men
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on men
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on money
Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on music
Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on nature
One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on nature
In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on nature