Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEAs soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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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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If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
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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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A person hears only what they understand.
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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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One never goes so far as when one doesn’t know where one is going.
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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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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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