Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in...

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in...

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

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

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

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

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

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

A useless life is an early death.

A useless life is an early death.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...