The suffering may be moral or physical; and in my opinion it is just as absurd to call a man a coward who destroys himself, as to call a man a coward who dies of a malignant fever.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHELife belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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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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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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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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If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like.
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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