Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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

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

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he...

He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he...

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

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...

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...

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against...

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against...

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

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...

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...

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Happiness, I do not know where to turn to discover you on earth, in the...

Happiness, I do not know where to turn to discover you on earth, in the...