If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThe highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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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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I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.
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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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Everything transitory is but an image.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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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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Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
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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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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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