More quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be."
"The way you see people is the way you treat them and the way you treat them is what they become."
"What is important in life is life, and not the result of life."
"If I love you, what business is it of yours?"
"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."