Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThe limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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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!
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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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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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A person hears only what they understand.
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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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I wait for the morning of my tears.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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