More quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe, but to find out what he has to do; and to restrain himself within the limits of his comprehension."
"Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in even greater extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it desires: beyond the elevation and moral culture of Christianity, as it shines forth in the Gospels, it will not go."
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
"The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality."
"Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds."