Johann Wolfgang von Goethe1749–1832Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.
Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again.
- Wilhelm Meister’s Lehrjahre (Apprenticeship) (1786–1830), Bk. V, Ch. 1
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.
Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
If you start to think about your physical or moral condition, you usually find that you are sick.
Proverbs in Prose (1819)Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten but they may start a winning game.
Often credited to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Quotes often credited to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that were said or written by someone else.
