To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEThere is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though ’twere his own.
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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
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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.
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Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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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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All that is transitory is but a metaphor.
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Everything transitory is but an image.
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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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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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