Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEWe do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
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Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
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There is no past we can bring back by longing for it. There is only an eternal now that builds and creates out of the past something new and better.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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Nothing is more dangerous than solitude.
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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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