Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Few people have the imagination for reality.

Few people have the imagination for reality.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

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...

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

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

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

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.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

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

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

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

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,...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

A useless life is an early death.

A useless life is an early death.

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself....

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself....

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.