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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

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...

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

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

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

Few people have the imagination for reality.

Few people have the imagination for reality.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

Live dangerously and you live right.

Live dangerously and you live right.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

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...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

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.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest...

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest...

Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the...

Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the...