More quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."
"Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words."
"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience."
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
"Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children."