If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

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

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

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.

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...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

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

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

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer...

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer...

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and...

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and...