The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

A person hears only what they understand.

A person hears only what they understand.

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

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

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

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.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.