He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThere are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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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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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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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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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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The intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
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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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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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