The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHENothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth.
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Remember to live.
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Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.
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In the colorful reflection we have what is life.
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The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.
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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
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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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Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
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The intelligent man finds everything laughable, the sensible man hardly anything.
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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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And all must follow in my wake.
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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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Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.
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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
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One can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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