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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The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.

The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in...

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in...

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

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

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

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

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

Talking about golf is always boring. (Playing golf can be interesting, but not the part...

Talking about golf is always boring. (Playing golf can be interesting, but not the part...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...