This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and...

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and...

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

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

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

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

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

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

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...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below