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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

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

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

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

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,...

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

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.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.