He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThe 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.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
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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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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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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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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
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Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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