The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

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...

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

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...

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

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 first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it

If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers...

If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers...