Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.

Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

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...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

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...

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

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...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The solution of every problem is another problem

The solution of every problem is another problem

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

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

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

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...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.