Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

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...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

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...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

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...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

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 man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing...

Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing...

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections