Few people have the imagination for reality.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service...

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

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...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start...

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

The unnatural, that too is natural.

The unnatural, that too is natural.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.