The intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEIf any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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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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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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What is uttered from the heart alone will win the heart of others to your own.
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The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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When scholars study a thing, they strive to kill it first, if it’s alive; then they have the parts and they’ve lost the whole, for the link that’s missing was the living soul.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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I laugh at my heart, and do its will.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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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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