"A purpose you impart is no longer..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A purpose you impart is no longer your own.
More by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“It is equally a mistake to hold one's self too high, or to rate one's self too cheap.”
“There is no better deliverance from the world than through art, and a man can form no surer bond with it.”
“It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated.”
More on Purpose
“You can make a lot of money. You can rule kingdoms or run huge businesses or control vast terrain. But if you're just doing it for yourself, you're not really a success.”
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
“Why writers write I do not know. As well ask why a hen lays an egg or why a cow stands patiently while an underprivileged farmer burglarizes her.”
More on Influence
“I look back upon my youth and realize how so many people gave me help, understanding, courage - very important things to me - and they never knew it. They entered into my life and became powers within me.”
“The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.”
“I look at society and I look at people and I say... I'm not Mr. Motivator. I think you get a better sense - I believe in energy. I believe in passion. I believe in teaching people.”