Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they...

When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they...

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end...

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end...

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

To create something you must be something.

To create something you must be something.

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...

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

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...

It's easy to let life deteriorate into making a living instead of making a life....

It's easy to let life deteriorate into making a living instead of making a life....

Tears express how we feel, but smiles are with different intentions

Tears express how we feel, but smiles are with different intentions

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.