Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be.

Man is born only as a potential. He can become a thorn for himself and for others, he can also become a flower for himself and for others.

Treat people the way they are and they will stay that way. Treat people the way they can become and they will become that way.

If we take people only as they are, then we make them worse; if we treat them as if they were what they should be, then we bring them to where they can be brought.

The evidence shows if you give people security, they become better people. They develop their talents. They become better citizens.

Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.

The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world.

Embryos turn into babies; buds turn into blossoms; acorns turn into oak trees. The same programming that exists in them exists in each of us - to manifest our highest potential. What is the difference between those things and us? That we can say no...So today, say yes.

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!

You can have more, be more and do more because you can change the person you are.

Mary Allen has compiled a wealth of tools and resources - both inner and outer - to support you in consciously directing your untapped potential and creating a life that you love.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

I've always believed the world would be a better place if more people everywhere have a chance to shape their own future and realize their full potential. I think that is what life is about.

Improvement begins with I.

I try to get people thinking, to consider their pasts and presents, ultimately encouraging them and giving them the tools to embrace the work of reshaping their lives.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Sometimes very small investments can release enormous, infinite potential that exists in all of us.

Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.

Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.

I don't think evil people or negative people are inherently interesting all the time. People who are good people getting better at being themselves - to me, that's something that's really interesting to watch.

I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.