We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThe deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
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In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world, how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!
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Every 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.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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And all must follow in my wake.
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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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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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Everything transitory is but an image.
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Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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