Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my...

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my...

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

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

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

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...

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

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

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,...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's...

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's...

Inflation does not lubricate trade but by rescuing traders from their errors of optimism or...

Inflation does not lubricate trade but by rescuing traders from their errors of optimism or...