The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he...

He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he...

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

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...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

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...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

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...

Doubt grows with knowledge.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

I call architecture frozen music.

I call architecture frozen music.

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

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...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.

Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.