I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and millions of people.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

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.

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against...

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against...

In comradeship is danger countered best.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

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.

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

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...