The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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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.

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...

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them...

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them...

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

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...

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

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...

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

What does not kill me makes me stronger.

Don't wish me happiness-I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish...

Don't wish me happiness-I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish...

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....