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 are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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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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Leap and the net will appear.
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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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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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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What is uttered from the heart alone will win the heart of others to your own.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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What a torment it is to see so much loveliness passing and repassing before us, and yet not dare to lay hold of it!
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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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We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
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