For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEAnd all must follow in my wake.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Remember to live.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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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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Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.
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A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed.
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The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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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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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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