Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.

There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

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

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

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...

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

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

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

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

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

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

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...