The Sorrows of Young Werther Quotes

“Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only...”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:freedomothersjudgement

“He values my understanding and talents more highly than my heart, but I am proud of the latter only.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:heartunderstanding

“Often do I strive to allay the burning fever of my blood; and you have never witnessed anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as my heart.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:heart

“I treat my poor heart like a sick child, and gratify its every fancy.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:heart

“I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:heartsoul

“Gracious Providence, to whom I owe all my powers, why didst thou not withhold some of those blessings I possess, and substitute in their place a feeling of self-confidence and contentment?”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:powervanity

“The town itself is disagreeable; but then, all around, you find an inexpressible beauty of nature.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:beautynature

“Did I not feel charmed at those truly genuine expressions of nature, which, though but little mirthful in reality, so often amused us?”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:nature

“We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavour to efface them.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:beliefmemory

“What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness?”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

topic:mansuffering