To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

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

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

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

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

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

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right...

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right...

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

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

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

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.