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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

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...

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

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...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

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...

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

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.

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.