Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEKnow thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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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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Leap and the net will appear.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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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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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.
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In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world, how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!
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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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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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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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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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