Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Character
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Judge a man's character by what he finds ridiculous.
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Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents.
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I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times... Man is a dialogue between nature and God. On other planets this dialogue will doubtless be of a higher and profounder character. What is lacking is Self-Knowledge. After that the rest will follow.
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In society every man is taken for what he gives himself out to be; but he must give himself out to be something. Better to be slightly disagreeable than altogether insignificant.
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The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.
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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of.
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What a mighty spirit in a narrow bosom. [Ger., Welch' hoher Geist in einer engen Brust.]
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Generally speaking, an author's style is a faithful copy of his mind. If you would write a lucid style, let there first be light in your own mind; and if you would write a grand style, you ought to have a grand character.
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A talent can be cultivated in tranquility; a character only in the rushing stream of life.
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Character - in things great and small - is indicated when a man (or person) pursues with sustained follow-through what he feels himself capable of doing.
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It is the color closest to light. In its utmost purity it always implies the nature of brightness and has a cheerful, serene, gently stimulating character. Hence, experience teaches us that yellow makes a thoroughly warm and comforting impression.
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What is the true test of character unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life.
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Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world. [Ger., Es bildet ein talent sich in der Stille, Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.]
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We love a girl for very different qualities than understanding. We love her for her beauty, her youth, her mirth, her confidingness, her character, with its faults, caprices and God knows what other inexpressible charms; but we do not love her understanding.
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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.
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To live in a great idea means to treat the impossible as though it were possible. It is just the same with a strong character; and when an idea and a character meet, things arise which fill the world with wonder for thousands of years.
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Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.
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A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.
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There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.
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One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man.
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We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself.
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Character develops itself in the stream of life.
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Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
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Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.
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Character calls forth character.
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Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
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Men's prejudices rest upon their character for the time being and cannot be overcome, as being part and parcel of themselves. Neither evidence nor common sense nor reason has the slightest influence upon them.
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Without my attempts in natural science, I should never have learned to know mankind such as it is. In nothing else can we so closely approach pure contemplation and thought, so closely observe the errors of the senses and of the understanding, the weak and strong points of character.
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Character is constructed amidst the tempests of the World
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