Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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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...

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.

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

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.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

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...

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...

Love can do much, but duty more.

Love can do much, but duty more.