Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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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To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
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And all must follow in my wake.
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Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though ’twere his own.
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Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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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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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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I laugh at my heart, and do its will.
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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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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