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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

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...

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

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...

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

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...

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Ultimately love is everything.

Ultimately love is everything.

To love a women, is to know a womens wants and her needs without her...

To love a women, is to know a womens wants and her needs without her...

To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our...

To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our...