Few people have the imagination for reality.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

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.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

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...

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...

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,...

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Love can do much, but duty more.

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

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...

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see...

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see...

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.