"Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God." ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Topic(s): God More From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid." "Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words." "The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art." More In God "If God dropped acid, would he see people?"― Steven Wright "We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave."― Patrick Henry "The highest revelation is that God is in every man."― Ralph Waldo Emerson