He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEI have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.
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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 am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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We all of us live upon the past, and through the past we are destroyed.
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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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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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Nothing is more dangerous than solitude.
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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
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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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A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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