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Quotes by Goethe

Plunge boldly

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.

Goethe

As he believes

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

Goethe

believing in yourself

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Goethe

realm of ideas

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

Goethe

If you treat an individual

If you treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

Goethe

I do not know myself

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Goethe

greater than he is

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

Goethe