A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHENothing is more dangerous than solitude.
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I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.
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We know accurately only when we know little; doubt grows with knowledge.
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Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
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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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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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The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.
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The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
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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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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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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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I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.
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Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
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