In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world, how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEIn happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world, how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!
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We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
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Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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We all of us live upon the past, and through the past we are destroyed.
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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and – if at all possible – speak a few sensible words.
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.
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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
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