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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEA 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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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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We often feel that we lack something, and seem to see that very quality in someone else, promptly attributing all our own qualities to him too, and a kind of ideal contentment as well. And so the happy mortal is a model of complete perfection–which we have ourselves created.
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Everything transitory is but an image.
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The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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When scholars study a thing, they strive to kill it first, if it’s alive; then they have the parts and they’ve lost the whole, for the link that’s missing was the living soul.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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