Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest...

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it...

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

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.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

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

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

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

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...

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms...

Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms...

The business of government should be businesslike.

The business of government should be businesslike.