If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect and performance shall be different.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

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.

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must...

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must...

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

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

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

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.