You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThings which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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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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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Is this the destiny of man? Is he only happy before he has acquired his reason or after he has lost it?
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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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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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To be loved for what one is, that is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him; their own selves, their version of him.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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