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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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A clever man commits no minor blunders.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

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...

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

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...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...