Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Silence never makes any blunders.

I've learned people are watching, so don't do nothing stupid.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.

Discretion shall preserve you.

Believe no evil till the evil's done

A wise man will keep his Suspicions muzzled, but he will keep them awake.

We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.

Always to distrust is an error, as well as always to trust.

I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

The eye of prudence may never shut.

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.

Prudence is the footprint of Wisdom.

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.

When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.