Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though ’twere his own.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThe human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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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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The deed is everything; the fame is nothing.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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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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Leap and the net will appear.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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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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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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And all must follow in my wake.
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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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Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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