A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

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...

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...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

Experience is only half of experience

Experience is only half of experience

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

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

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

A person hears only what they understand.

A person hears only what they understand.

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

All nature is but art unknown to thee.

All nature is but art unknown to thee.

The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish...

The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish...