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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEEvery reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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One never goes so far as when one doesn’t know where one is going.
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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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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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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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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable 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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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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