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 GOETHEEvery 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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A person hears only what they understand.
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Night is the other half of life, and the better half.
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And all must follow in my wake.
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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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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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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
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If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
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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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Everything transitory is but an image.
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Treat 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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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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Doubt can only be removed by action.
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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