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 GOETHEThe rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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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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We often feel that we lack something, and seem to see that very quality in someone else, promptly attributing all our own qualities to him too, and a kind of ideal contentment as well. And so the happy mortal is a model of complete perfection–which we have ourselves created.
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When scholars study a thing, they strive to kill it first, if it’s alive; then they have the parts and they’ve lost the whole, for the link that’s missing was the living soul.
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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What is uttered from the heart alone will win the heart of others to your own.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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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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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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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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