I laugh at my heart, and do its will.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEI love those who yearn for the impossible.
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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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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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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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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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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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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.
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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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How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart.
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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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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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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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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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
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Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and – if at all possible – speak a few sensible words.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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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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To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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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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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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