Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

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...

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

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

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

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...