A resolution that is communicated is no longer within thy power; thy attentions become now the plaything of chance; he who would have his commands certainly carried out must take man by surprise.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIf we could do away with death, we wouldn't object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that to happen, we would reinstate it from time to time.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTo the world you might be one person, but to one person, you might be the world. Kindness is the golden chain by which our world is bound together.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTo make an epoch in the world, two conditions are manifestly essential-a good head and a great inheritance.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheDie Mathematiker sind eine Art Franzosen. Spricht man zu ihnen, so รผbersetzen sie alles in ihre eigene Sprache, und so wird es alsobald etwas ganz anderes. Mathematicians are a kind of Frenchmen. Whenever you say anything or talk to them, they translate it into their own language, and right away it is something completely different.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe