Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Mind Quotes, Reading Quotes

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...

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

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...

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.

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

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...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is...

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is...