Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

An unused life is an early death.

An unused life is an early death.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

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-limitation that a master first shows himself.

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

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

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

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

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.