No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

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...

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

In comradeship is danger countered best.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and...

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and...

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

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...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

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...

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...