QUOTING GOETHE
Goethe’s full name was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He was a
German polymath and writer. Born on 28 August 1749, he died on 22 March 1832.
He is widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential writers of
the world. Literary critics find a lot of wisdom in his multiple writings. “Faust,
a Tragedy” is one of his most famous books.
According to a critic : “His life stood as a constant
challenge to modern man to strive toward a society of more complete integrated
human beings. “
Here are some of his best quotes on human personality.
1. Nations, slaves and conquerors with one accord agree the
highest joy on this earth is personality.
2. A man may turn and twist as he will, he may undertake
whatever he likes, he will always return to the path that Nature has marked out
for him from the first.
3. No man sees the world as another sees it: different
characters will draw different conclusions from a principle that all accept. Even
the same man has not always the same views. Early convictions must yield to later. What a
man thinks and says need not stand every test, so long as he remains true to
himself and others.
4. Every man of talent who has not been helped by time and
circumstance but has had to work his way through many hindrances, and free
himself from many mistakes, is at an immense disadvantage compared with a
contemporary who has had the chance of developing easily and learning to use
his powers without opposition.
5. Men never larn to be grateful enough to God or Nature or
their fellow-men for gifts that are beyond all value.
To conclude, this simple but meaningful quote: “A great
crisis uplifts a man, little ones depress him.”
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G.R.Kanwal
14 August 2024
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