On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThings which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege.
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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.
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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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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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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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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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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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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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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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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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The suffering may be moral or physical; and in my opinion it is just as absurd to call a man a coward who destroys himself, as to call a man a coward who dies of a malignant fever.
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