Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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

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

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

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

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

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

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.

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...

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.