Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “The little man is still a man.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “The little man is still a man.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Related Quotes “The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe