Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

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...

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

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...

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...

The unnatural, that too is natural.

The unnatural, that too is natural.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

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...

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the...

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the...

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

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

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

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...