I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEFor a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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I 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.
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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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Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
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What a torment it is to see so much loveliness passing and repassing before us, and yet not dare to lay hold of it!
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable 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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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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I wait for the morning of my tears.
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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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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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What is uttered from the heart alone will win the heart of others to your own.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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