Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A person hears only what they understand.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust