Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEKnowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.
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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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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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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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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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And all must follow in my wake.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like.
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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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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Leap and the net will appear.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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The 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.
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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.
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