Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than...

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than...

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in...

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in...

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Nothing is true, but that which is simple.

Nothing is true, but that which is simple.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

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

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

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

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

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

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right...

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find...

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...