He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

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

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

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from...

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its...

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...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

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.

Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.

Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.

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...