I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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

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

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

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...

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

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.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

Guessing the time correctly without looking and feeling like a God...

Guessing the time correctly without looking and feeling like a God...