What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEEvery situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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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.
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Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
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If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like.
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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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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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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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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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I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.
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If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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