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 GOETHEThere is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
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By seeking and blundering we learn.
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Few people have the imagination for reality.
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We usually lost today because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him, he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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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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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
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If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like.
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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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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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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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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.
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