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 public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

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

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

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

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.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

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...

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

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...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

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,...

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

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

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

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.