Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

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...

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

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

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

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them...

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them...

This is a free country. Folks have a right to send me letters, and I...

This is a free country. Folks have a right to send me letters, and I...

Heaven knows you deserve it all. You sent letters to my heart, but I burnt...

Heaven knows you deserve it all. You sent letters to my heart, but I burnt...

I come to you with only Karate, Empty Hands. I have no weapons, but should...

I come to you with only Karate, Empty Hands. I have no weapons, but should...