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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

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...

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

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

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

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.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

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...

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...

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than,...

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than,...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...