More quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Know thyself? If I knew myself, I'd run away."
"Love does not dominate; it cultivates."
"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."
"The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden."
"I love those who yearn for the impossible."