One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

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

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

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

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...

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

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...

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a...

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a...