And all must follow in my wake.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEDaring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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I wait for the morning of my tears.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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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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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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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.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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The 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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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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