The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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I wait for the morning of my tears.
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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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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
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Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege.
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Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though ’twere his own.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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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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If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
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