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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEEverybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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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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Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
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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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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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Is this the destiny of man? Is he only happy before he has acquired his reason or after he has lost it?
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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