We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

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

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

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and...

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love...

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...

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

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

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

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

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

All things are only transitory.

All things are only transitory.

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Experience has two things to teach: the first is that we must correct a great...

Experience has two things to teach: the first is that we must correct a great...

Be always lavish of your caresses, and sparing in your corrections.

Be always lavish of your caresses, and sparing in your corrections.

The more I encourage my child to think for himself, the more he will care...

The more I encourage my child to think for himself, the more he will care...

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You...

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You...