Habit is a man's sole comfort. We dislike doing without even unpleasant things to which we have become accustomed.
Goethe
The deepest, the only theme of human history, compared to which all others are of subordinate importance, is the conflict of skepticism with faith.
Goethe
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished
Goethe
Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.
Goethe
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
Goethe
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.
Goethe