And all must follow in my wake.
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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How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart.
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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
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Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege.
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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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A person hears only what they understand.
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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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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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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Everything transitory is but an image.
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What is uttered from the heart alone will win the heart of others to your own.
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Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
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A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed.
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