Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

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...

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see...

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

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

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

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...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil...

It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil...

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...