Woe to him who would ascribe something like reason to Chance, and make a religion of surrendering to it.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA state of true and universal tolerance is best ensured by leaving alone the peculiarities of men and peoples.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheHow marvelous, wide and broad is my Inheritance! Time is my property, my estate is time.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIf you are convinced of a matter, you must take sides or you don't deserve to succeed.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNo two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man will, indeed, often see and judge the same things differently on different occasions: early convictions must give way to more mature ones. Nevertheless, may not the opinions that a man holds and expresses withstand all trials, if he only remains true to himself and others?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe