Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

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 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...

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

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.

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

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....

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from...

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from...

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back...

There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back...

Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty.

Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty.