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.
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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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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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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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!
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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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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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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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None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
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Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.
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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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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
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