There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEWe all of us live upon the past, and through the past we are destroyed.
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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.
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Behaviour is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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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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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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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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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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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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When scholars study a thing, they strive to kill it first, if it’s alive; then they have the parts and they’ve lost the whole, for the link that’s missing was the living soul.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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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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