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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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

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

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Love can do much, but duty more.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

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.

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a...

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a...

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world,...

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world,...

He who has a thousand friends Has not a friend to spare,While he who has...

He who has a thousand friends Has not a friend to spare,While he who has...

To hide the key to your heart is to risk forgetting where you placed it.

To hide the key to your heart is to risk forgetting where you placed it.

He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.

He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

'Impossible' is not a scientific term.

'Impossible' is not a scientific term.