"We're really up against it, we poor..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
We're really up against it, we poor women: A bachelor's a hard thing to convert
More by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“Stupidity is without anxiety.”
“Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine”
“The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently.”
More on Relationships
“The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.”
“You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can't wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement.”
“Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.”
More on Persuasion
“In the world there is, parallel to the force of death and constraint, an enormous force of persuasion that is called culture.”
“Talk to the jury as though your client's fate depends on every word you utter.”
“A statement is persuasive and credible either because it is directly self-evident or because it appears to be proved from other statements that are so.”