歌德（Johann Wolfgang von Goethe，1749 —1832），德国著名思想家、作家、科学家，他是魏玛的古典主义最著名的代表。
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
无论是国王还是农夫，家庭和睦是最幸福的。
We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
我们通常会失去今天，因为昨天刚刚过去，而明天即将到来。
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.
你看待别人的方式就是你对待他们的方式；你对待他们的方式就是他们成为什么样的人。
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.
在思想的领域里，一切都取决于热情……在现实世界中，一切都取决于毅力
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
让每个人都把自己的门前打扫干净，整个世界就会变得干净。
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
最好的政府是教会我们自己管理自己。
Nothing is worth more than this day.
没有什么比今天更有价值。
Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
不要给太多的感情。在这个摇摇欲坠的地球上，一颗过于敏感的心是一种不幸。
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
慷慨大方地说些友善的话，尤其是对那些不在身边的人。
A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.
一个轻浮的人可能会嘲笑别人，反驳他们，蔑视他们; 但是，一个对自己稍有尊重的人，似乎已经放弃了对别人刻薄的想法的权利。
A useless life is an early death.
无用的生命等于早死。
What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.
如果我不再对别人有用，那我的生活还算什么。
The world remains ever the same.
世界依然如故。
