The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its young men under five-and-twenty

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service...

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

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

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

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

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...

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...

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

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...

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...

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...

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.