The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEEvery day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and – if at all possible – speak a few sensible words.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.
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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
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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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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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