To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates...

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

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

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

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...

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

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...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Dancing is like dreaming with your feet!

Dancing is like dreaming with your feet!

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the...

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the...