8 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes on Happiness

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes on happiness

25. Willst du immer weiterschweifen? Sieh, das Gute liegt so nah. Lerne nur das Gluck ergreifen, denn das Gluck ist immer da.

30. Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. Not in the morning alone, not only at mid-day he charmeth; Even at setting, the sun is still the same glorious planet.

89. The greatest happiness for the thinking man is to have fathomed the fathomable, and to quietly revere the unfathomable.

98. A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness.

107. Even the lowliest, provided he is whole, can be happy, and in his own way, perfect.

111. He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

120. Joy and sorrow both have part in my solitude.

139. The man is born with a talent which he has meant to use finds his greatest happiness in using it.