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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Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

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...

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is...

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

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...

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

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

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

To create something you must be something.

To create something you must be something.

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...

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...