Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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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...

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

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

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

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

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

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

A person hears only what they understand.

A person hears only what they understand.

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

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...

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.