Quote of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - To act is easy, to think...
Biography - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:
German writer and statesman.
Born: 1749 - Died: 1832
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1749 - Died: 1832
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: to think
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Quotes about action:
Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe also said...
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