Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language.

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Was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.
There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.
To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.
Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.
Common sense is the genius of humanity.
Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply!

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.
There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.
To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.
Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.
Common sense is the genius of humanity.
Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply!