Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Universe
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We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
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When the healthy nature of man acts as a whole, when he feels himself to be in the world as in a great, beautiful, noble, and valued whole, when harmonious ease affords him a pure and free delight, then the universe, if it could experience itself, would exult, as having attained its goal, and admire the climax of its own becoming and essence.
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To have a positive religion is not necessary. To be in harmony with yourself and the universe is what counts, and this is possible without positive and specific formulation in words.
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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.
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If we examine every stage of our lives, we find that from our first breath to our last we are under the constraint of circumstances. And yet we still possess the greatest of all freedoms, the power of developing our innermost selves in harmony with the moral order of the universe, and so winning peace of heart whatever obstacles we meet.
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At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.
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The field of experience is the whole universe in all directions. Theory remains shut up within the limits of human faculties.
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The person who in shaky times also wavers only increases the evil, but the person of firm decision fashions the universe.
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