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.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHEBe above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!
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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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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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And all must follow in my wake.
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The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.
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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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None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
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What is uttered from the heart alone will win the heart of others to your own.
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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
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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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I wait for the morning of my tears.
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If I love you, what business is it of yours?
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Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.
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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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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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