Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEWe are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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One never goes so far as when one doesn’t know where one is going.
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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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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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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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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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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 intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
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Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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