Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

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...

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

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.

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

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,...

I should get a college art credit for the masterpieces I have drawn on my...

I should get a college art credit for the masterpieces I have drawn on my...

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.