One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEEvery 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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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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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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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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There is no past we can bring back by longing for it. There is only an eternal now that builds and creates out of the past something new and better.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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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 limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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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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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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