A useless life is an early death.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Death Quotes

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

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...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

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...

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

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

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

Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right...

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right...

I could never love where I could not respect

I could never love where I could not respect

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

No one respects a talent that is concealed.

No one respects a talent that is concealed.

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...