To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Live dangerously and you live right.

Live dangerously and you live right.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

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.

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

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,...

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

Kids, don't do drugs. Just be aware. They exist, they are real.

Kids, don't do drugs. Just be aware. They exist, they are real.

Try to keep as many of your girlfriends as possible even when you have a...

Try to keep as many of your girlfriends as possible even when you have a...