The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

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

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

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

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.

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...

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

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...

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.