Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it.

The people of England are never so happy as when you tell them they are ruined.

If you don't have humour, then you may as well nail the coffin lid down now.

Why doesn't that Devil take me with him? It would be much better with him than it is here.

You hear, Eugene?' said Lightwood over his shoulder. 'You are deeply interested in lime.' 'Without lime,' returned that unmoved barrister at law, 'my existence would be unilluminated by a ray of hope.

We came to the end, we found nothing. Nothing!!! And we cursed because we were hoping for so much less.

In this world, I've got no choice: there is nothing left at all; and you don't notice, but that's all right: you don't know what it's like.

All this time…ever since I sold my soul, I’ve been clinging to this idea that there is something pure and decent out there. That there was something to give me hope that even if I was a lost cause, at least there was something bright and good in the world. But there isn’t. If there was, Seth wouldn’t have fallen. Erik wouldn’t have died. Andrea Mortensen wouldn’t be dying.” -Georgina to Carter

I could scream down 90 mountains to less than dust if only one living human had eyes in the head and heart in the body, but there is no chance, my god, no chance. rat with rat dog with dog hog with hog, play the piano drunk listen to the drunk piano, realize the myth of mercy stand still as even a child's voice snarls and we have not been fooled, it was only that we wanted to believe.

I shall laugh my bitter laugh.

After all, there is nothing but failure.

Life is absolutely unbearable. And we're going to die.

All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone.

I am eagerly awaiting my next disappointment.

I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be better, I cannot tell; I awfully forebode I shall not. To remain as I am is impossible. I must die or be better, it appears to me.

There's an infinite amount of hope but not for us.

The most wretched have yet hope.

It's always darkest before it turns absolutely pitch black.

Cheer up, things will get worse.

You can feel nothing but a torment, and believe nothing but a lie. You will not raise your head to look at all the miracles of life that surround you; but you will run ten miles to see a fight or a death.

You’re so sweet,' Frypan said with a snort. 'Go ahead and die with Thomas. I think I’ll sneak away and enjoy living with the guilt.

When things are at their blackest, I say to myself, 'Cheer up, things could be worse.' And sure enough, they get worse.

I knew I was in trouble, but I thought I was in hell.

Cynicism is the humour of hatred