The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

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...

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

The solution of every problem is another problem

The solution of every problem is another problem

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...

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

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...

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

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...

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is...

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is...

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.