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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

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...

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

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

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

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

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...

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.