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 GOETHEToo many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.
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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 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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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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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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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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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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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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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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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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