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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEA man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
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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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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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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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How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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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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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like.
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