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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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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.

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...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

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 best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

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...

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

An unused life is an early death.

An unused life is an early death.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

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

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

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.