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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHETreat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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Every situation–nay, every moment–is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
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What a torment it is to see so much loveliness passing and repassing before us, and yet not dare to lay hold of it!
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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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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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And all must follow in my wake.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and – if at all possible – speak a few sensible words.
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Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
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Remember to live.
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