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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Nothing is worth more than this day.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there...

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always...

Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always...

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

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,...

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

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

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

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

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.

If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep

If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep

Did you know that when people appear in your dreams, it's because that person wants...

Did you know that when people appear in your dreams, it's because that person wants...

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.