The coward only threatens when he is safe.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

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.

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

A person hears only what they understand.

A person hears only what they understand.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...