The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

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

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

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

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

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

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses...

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from...

LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from...

Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex.

Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex.

Everyone wants to hear I Love You but what they want more is for it...

Everyone wants to hear I Love You but what they want more is for it...