I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

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

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

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

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.