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

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the...

The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the...

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

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...

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

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

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must...

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must...

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

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...

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that...

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that...