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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

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.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

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...

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words,...

Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words,...

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally...

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally...

Politics is far more complicated than physics.

Politics is far more complicated than physics.