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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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I love those who yearn for the impossible.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

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.

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

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

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

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.