Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

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

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

In comradeship is danger countered best.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

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

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

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The persons born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

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,...

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

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...

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.