Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which...

In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which...

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

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

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

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

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...

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

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.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

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

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

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

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.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.