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 GOETHEYou can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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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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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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To be loved for what one is, that is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him; their own selves, their version of him.
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The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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A person hears only what they understand.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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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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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 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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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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