Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEIf I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and – if at all possible – speak a few sensible words.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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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.
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There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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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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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 the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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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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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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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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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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