A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
A 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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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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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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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
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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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Leap and the net will appear.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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The intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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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 the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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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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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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