Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

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

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

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny....

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny....

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

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.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

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,...

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

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...

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

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...

You've got a playdate with destiny. -Lotso

You've got a playdate with destiny. -Lotso

I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human...

I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human...