A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEWe know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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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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Leap and the net will appear.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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A person hears only what they understand.
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Remember to live.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed.
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Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
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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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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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