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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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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...

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

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...

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

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...

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.