Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end...

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end...

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

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

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

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit,...

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit,...

It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very...

It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very...