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Famous Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
“For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.”
“The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.”
“To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.”
“Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.”
“To a valet no man is a hero. [Ger., Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]”
“To the man of thought almost nothing is really ridiculous.”
“To be active is the primary vocation of man.”
“The world cannot do without great men, but great men are very troublesome to the world.”
“He only fears men who does not know them, and he who avoids them will soon misjudge them.”
“God made man simple, but how he changed and got complicated is hard to say.”