Quote #108
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
More from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Even the lowliest, provided he is whole, can be happy, and in his own way, perfect.
- Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.
- Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
- Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine.
- Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.
- He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
- Distrust those in whom the desire to punish is strong.
- He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate …