Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

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...

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.

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

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

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

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

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.

Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often...

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often...

Dont be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Dont be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

You will never leave where you are, until you decide where you'd rather be.

You will never leave where you are, until you decide where you'd rather be.