Superstition is the poetry of life.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

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,...

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

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...

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...

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.

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

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

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

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

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...

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not...

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

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.

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is...

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is...

The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the...

The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the...