I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHENothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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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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There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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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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The intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.
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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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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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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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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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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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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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Nothing is more dangerous than solitude.
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