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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

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,...

Without haste, but without rest.

Without haste, but without rest.

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Success is more attitude then aptitude

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

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

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

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

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...

Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always...

Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always...

I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human...

I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human...

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take...

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take...