Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you...

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you...

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real...

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real...

A beauty is a woman you notice; A charmer is one who notices you.

A beauty is a woman you notice; A charmer is one who notices you.